How Do You Test A Business Continuity Plan?
Companies develop business continuity plans to prepare for potential business disruptions. These plans help ensure that the company can deliver critical products and services throughout the disruption. However, business continuity plans should be tested regularly. A test, or exercise, is the best way to validate the plan’s effectiveness. It also helps train employees to a high degree of readiness and competence. Define your goals for the business continuity exercise. Decide whether you will test the entire plan or only part of the plan. For example, you may decide to test only one type of disaster scenario. Identify who will be involved in the test. Decide which departments or organizations will be involved and how you will present the test scenario. Decide whether you will involve outside parties such as suppliers, customers or emergency responders. Define your exercise assumptions, including the procedures to follow and equipment that will be available. Establish the background infor
