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T1: Design Profile (Master)

Written by Suhana Sunreh | May 27, 2020 12:04:36 PM

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

Master Design Profile

Explanation

This template is a checklist for developing test design profiles to help the Organisational Business Continuity Coordinator ensure that all aspects of the test have been considered prior to a test.

[Name of the Test]

 

Definition

 

Objective

 

Scope and Scale (Active/Passive; degree of involvement)

 

Components to be tested

 

Plans 

 

People

 

Place 

 

Resources

 

Success Criteria

 

Essential Pre-Conditions

 

Participants

 

Internal 

 

External

 

Scheduling

 

Time of Test/Schedule

 

Duration

 

Frequency (mandatory/desirable)

 

Notice Requirement/Warning

 

Briefing of Participants

 

Scenario

 

Test of plan

 

Budget for test

 

Execution/ Monitoring

 

Controllers

 

Document

 

Documentation (capable of audit) -Track events and degree of success

 

Review/ Measure

 

Post-Mortem Meeting

 

Report/ Output

 

Post-Test Actions (documented) –link to maintenance/reporting

 

Maintenance/ Follow-Up

 

Make amendments to plan as required

 

 
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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