New company offers ‘worst case scenario’ exercising

Simulstrat, a new spin-off company from the Defence Studies department at Kings College, London, has launched a new business continuity 'war games' exercising service which will help companies to:

* Evaluate how business continuity plans will perform during a worst case scenario;
* Harden business continuity plans to cope with extreme incidents;
* Ensure that the business continuity team can function 'in the heat of battle'.

The exercises are based around tried and tested simulations. External shocks are fed into a simulation environment that replicates the complex network of systems and relationships underpinning a global business. Although the worst case scenario simulation engine is pre-built it is tailored to reflect individual client circumstances.

These simulations are designed to realistically test the assumptions behind survival and recovery. For this reason Simulstrat takes clients through multiple runs to test their plans all the way to destruction. In the process they will:-

* Evaluate the robustness of assumptions
* Identify weaknesses
* Prompt solutions.

Just as importantly, participants will experience the stress of crisis management. This is the equivalent of the theatre war-games, operated by KCL Defence Studies at the Joint Services Command and Staff College.

The service can be delivered anywhere in the world.

For more information email info@simulstrat.com

•Date: 16th January 2007 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC testing
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