T1: Design Profile (Master)

Testing Business Continuity Exercises

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

Master Design Profile

Explanation

This template serves as a checklist for developing test design profiles, helping the Organisational Business Continuity or Crisis Management Coordinator ensure that all aspects of the test have been considered before execution.

[Name of the Exercise]

Exercise Information
Objective
Type of Exercise
Scope and Scale
Active
Passive
Degree of involvement
Components/Element to be tested
Plans
People
Place
Resources
Success Criteria
Essential Pre-Conditions
Participants
Internal
External
Conduct of Exercise
Date
Time of Exercise
Start Time
End Time
Duration
Location
Frequency
Mandatory
Desirable
Notice: Warning Requirement
Briefing of Participants
Scenario
Write Test Plan
Budget for the Exercise
Execution/ Monitoring
Controllers
Documentation and Post-Exercise Actions
Exercise Report
Documentation (capable of being audited) Track events and the degree of success
Review/ Measure
Post-Mortem Meeting
Post-Exercise Action Plan
Documentation to link to maintenance/ reporting
Tracking/ Maintenance/ Follow-Up
Make any necessary amendments to the plan.

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 23: T1: Design Profile (Master)"

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