Incident Management Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

The Game Day Format That Actually Tests

Game days are practice. The format that produces realistic stress and useful learning.

Scenario design

Pre-determined by the facilitator. Realistic but contained.

Variations of past real incidents work well.

Real on-call. Real tools. Real channels.

Facilitator simulates customer comms and inject-events.

What worked. What didn't. What's the action item per gap.

Same day; while memory is fresh.