The incident commander role
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In this lesson
understand what the commander does and does not do.
Planned topics
- The incident commander (IC) coordinates: sets priorities, assigns roles, makes decisions, and keeps the picture clear.
- The IC does not debug; hands-on work goes to responders so the IC keeps the big picture.
- Typical roles: IC, operations lead (hands-on fix), communications lead, scribe, and subject experts; scale roles to severity.
- Declare early and name the commander out loud; hand over explicitly when tired.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
Role card: IC | owns decisions and priorities; ops lead | drives mitigation; comms lead | updates stakeholders; scribe | keeps the timeline.
Check your understanding
Why should the IC not debug?
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Debugging narrows attention and nobody then holds the overall picture.
Practice
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