Workshop - Run Your First Game Day

Discover how to conduct effective game day exercises to enhance incident response capabilities in this workshop from RubyConf 2021. Learn the art of setting up table top exercises, designing realistic scenarios, and fostering active participation. Explore the benefits of these exercises, including improved communication and common ground development during incidents. Gain insights into the scenario formula, role assignments, and best practices for running successful simulations. Understand the importance of feedback and continuous improvement in maintaining a robust incident response framework. Acquire practical techniques supported by real-world experience and research to implement game days in your organization, all without waiting for actual incidents to occur.

Intro
Why am I talking about this
Agenda
What is a game day
Tabletop exercises
What are tabletop exercises
Benefits of tabletop exercises
Tabletop exercises are not about scenario
How to get started
Scenario Formula
Create your own scenario
What to do
Roles
Answering questions
Special training
No class required
Roleplay
Research
Feedback
Keeping it going
QA
Roles for participants
Oneonone vs onetomany
Flow back
Tabletop