Business continuity plans should not be considered viable unless exercised, and excluding a real world event, tests are the best form of training for response and recovery personnel. As such, our consultants work to make the training experience as realistic as possible. To meet this objective, our team develops multi-phased scenarios based on the results of a risk assessment or using scenarios with a higher likelihood of occurrence.
Our scenarios test all elements of the business continuity process, which may include emergency response, crisis management, business recovery and IT disaster recovery. As we move through the exercise, our team will debrief each phase by covering key actions that should have been performed, as well as point out sources of information that could have been helpful as the team navigated the response or recovery process. By capturing lessons learned and identifying opportunities for improvement, your team will be able to confidently respond in the event of an actual disaster.
Additional Resources
Planning AND Awareness AND Execution
Key Success Factors in Facilitating Exercises
Testing Strategies that Demonstrate Recoverability
Webcast: A Unique Approach to Exercising Business Continuity Plans