Typical Program for Major Exercise

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

Typical Program for Major Test

Explanation

One of the challenges is to develop the program for the test. It requires very detailed planning. This is a sample program for a major two day test.

Program for Day One

Set up Emergency Operations Center
Contact as many BCM Business Unit (BU) Coordinators as possible (during and outside office hours) to establish basic facts regarding preparedness and organization
Final brief for BCM BU Coordinator on Day Two activities

Program for Day Two

Time	Event
10.00	Opening narrative issued. See narrative (Refer to Template: Opening Narrative).
10.10	Incident Scenario 1 issued: 5 minutes to consider
10.15 - 10.45	Report back on Incident Scenario 1
10.45	Incident Scenario 2 issued: 25 minutes to consider
11.10 - 11.45	Report back on Incident Scenario 2
11.45	Incident Scenario 3 issued: 15 minutes to consider
12.00 - 12.45	Report back on Incident Scenario 3
12.45 - 13.30	LUNCH
13.30	Incident Scenario 4 issued: 15 minutes to consider
14.00 - 14.45	Report back on Incident Scenario 4
14.45 - 15.00	Interim De-Brief (After which some participants depart)
15.00	Relocation scenario with some members of the Administration Team: 15 minutes to consider and organize presentation
15.15 - 15.45	Presentation by Administration Team
15.45 - 16.00	Questions to Administration Team
16.00 - 16.30	End De-Brief by Organisation BCM Coordinator

Issued at [time and date]

Source

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

Extracted from "T26: Typical Program for Major Exercise"

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