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title: "T9: Test Project Plan Activities"
description: "T9: Test Project Plan Activities"
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##### Business Continuity Management
# T9: Test Project Plan Activities
This is a list of project activities that is part of the project plan when developing a test or exercise
[Azizah Nurdin](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/bcm/author/azizah-nurdin) Sep 15, 2020
###### Business Continuity Management Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
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#### Exercise/Test Project Plan Activities
#### Explanation
This is a list of project activities that is part of the project plan when developing a test or exercise
**Type of Exercise: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**
**Date of Exercise: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**
| **Activity** | **Start Date** | **Type Completion Date** | **Actual Completion Date** | **Name/ Resource** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Select and notify Project Team Members** | | | | |
| **Assemble Project Team** | | | | |
| **Develop a statement of purpose** | | | | |
| **Present to Executive Management for approval** | | | | |
| **Determine type of exercise** | | | | |
| **Determine date and length of exercise** | | | | |
| **Determine participants for the exercise** | | | | |
| **Determine and schedule location for exercise** | | | | |
| **Determine and define any risks/limitations associated with the type of exercise location, date, etc** | | | | |
| **Determine costs for performing exercise; include salaries, rent, food, materials, etc.** | | | | |
| **Determine scope** | | | | |
| **Determine objectives** | | | | |
| **Determine assumptions** | | | | |
| **Provide report of above items to Executive Management for approval to proceed** | | | | |
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##### 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 31: T9: Test Project Plan Activities"
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