The only thing worse than a crisis is realizing you aren't ready for one.

Tabletop Exercises

TableTop Exercises for Business Continuity

When disaster strikes, plans don’t execute themselves. People do. And too often, even the most detailed incident response plan falls apart in real-time, because no one’s ever practiced it.

At VOS Consulting, we design and lead high-impact tabletop exercises that test more than just your checklist. We test your communication. Your judgment. Your leadership alignment. These simulations are where stress meets strategy, so your team is ready when it counts.

VOS leads the session in real time, introducing scenario updates, probing decision points, and tracking team responses across roles and departments.

Live Simulation Facilitation

We don’t just point out gaps, we deliver a clear roadmap for improvement, with prioritized next steps to strengthen your business continuity.

Post-Exercise Debrief & Recommendations

What We Do

We build custom tabletop exercises that reflect your actual business risks, not generic “what if” scenarios. Whether it’s a ransomware attack, a regulatory breach, or a business-critical outage, we walk your team through the unexpected so you can face any challenge with confidence.

Each tabletop exercise engagement includes:

We meet with key stakeholders, audit your existing protocols, and design a simulation that reflects your systems, teams, and vulnerabilities.

Discovery & Custom Scenario Design

Scenarios We Simulate

Data Privacy Breaches

Personal data is exposed, regulators are notified, and your privacy team is scrambling. We walk through the critical hours following a breach: containment, customer notification, documentation, and reputational risk, while assessing cross-functional readiness.

Cyberattacks and Ransomware

A phishing link gets clicked. Critical files are encrypted. Your systems are locked, and the attackers want payment. We simulate how your team would detect, respond, escalate, and communicate both internally and externally under pressure.

Executive Misconduct or Leadership Crises

A senior executive is accused of misconduct. Stakeholders are watching. Staff are asking questions. We simulate your crisis comms response, legal positioning, and internal coordination across HR, Legal, Comms, and leadership.

Natural Disasters and Utility Outages

A fire, flood, or blackout disrupts core operations. Systems go down. Staff are unreachable. We simulate decision-making in the dark: who has authority, what operations continue, how communications flow, and when recovery begins.

Supply Chain and Vendor Disruptions

A critical vendor fails to deliver or exposes your systems to risk. Operations grind to a halt. We simulate your response strategy: identifying backups, communicating with customers, and restoring continuity while protecting compliance.

Regulatory Investigations or Media Blowback

A regulator shows up. A journalist publishes a whistleblower report. Suddenly your controls and culture are under the spotlight. We test how your team gathers facts, responds to scrutiny, and maintains composure through reputational fallout.