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title: "T3: Design Profile for Walk-through Test"
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# [T3: Design Profile for Walk-through Test](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/bcm/design-profile-for-walk-through-test)

 Written by [Azizah Nurdin](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/bcm/author/azizah-nurdin) | May 28, 2020 2:46:24 PM

This is a series of useful templates that you can use to develop the Testing and Exercising program.

#### Test Design Profile for Walk-through Test

#### Explanation

This design profile is a checklist to ensure that all aspects have been considered in planning a Walk-through Test. In this Walk-through Test, recovery team members meet to verbally walk-through the specific steps of each component of the business continuity process according to the completed plan.

| #### Definition |   |
| --- | --- |
| **Objective** | **Confirm the feasibility of the business unit’s recovery procedures without invoking recovery resources** |
| **Scope and Scale (Active/ Passive; degree of  involvement) ** | **Passive** |
| **Components to be tested** |   |
| **Plans** | **Yes ** |
| **People** | **Yes** |
| **Place ** | **No** |
| **Resources** | **No** |
| **Success Criteria** | **There should be NO disagreement between Controller and business unit coordinators** |
| **Essential Pre-Conditions** | **Both Business Unit Coordinator and his/her Business Unit Heads must have agreed on the plan** |
| **Participants** | **-** |
| **Internal ** | **Yes** |
| **External** | **Yes** |
| #### Scheduling |   |
| **Time of Test/Schedule** | **At a pre-arranged time during office hours** |
| **Duration** | **Maximum 2 Hours (any areas not covered must be dealt with at another meeting)** |
| **Frequency (mandatory/desirable)** | **Once a year (mandatory); after each review (desirable)** |
| **Notice Requirement/Warning** | **Yes** |
| **Briefing of Participants** | **Yes - short email introduction in advance of the test to define basic objectives and conduct** |
| **Scenario** | **Not Required** |
| **Test of plan** | **No** |
| **Budget for test** | **No** |
| #### Execution/ Monitoring |   |
| **Controllers** | **One controller, external to the business unit.  Possibly business unit coordinators of another business unit or members of the corporate BCP Team** |
| #### Document |   |
| **Documentation (capable of audit) -Track events and degree of success** | **Record results. and Note issues arising** |
| #### **Review/ Measure** |   |
| **Post-Mortem Meeting** | **Meeting not immediately required.  Consider a number of Walk-through Tests at a regular meeting** |
| #### Report/ Output |   |
| **Post-Test Actions (documented) –link to maintenance/reporting** | **Record the outcome on “Records of Exceptions Noted During Test” and document remedial actions required (with responsibilities and target dates)** |
| #### Maintenance/ Follow-Up |   |
| **Make amendments to plan as required** | **If appropriate, amend the plan(s). ** **Arrange re-tests where necessary** |

##### Source

Goh, M. H. (2006). Testing and Exercising Your Business Continuity Plan. Business Continuity Management Series (2nd ed.). Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.

Extracted from "Chapter 25: T3: Design Profile for Walk-through Test"

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