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title: [OR] [P3] [S4] What is Providing Self-Assessment in Operational Resilience?
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###### Operational Resilience Planning Methodology "What Is? How To?" Series
# \[OR\] \[P3\] \[S4\] What is Providing Self-Assessment in Operational Resilience?
[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/17c11379-32e9-40fe-aea8-b062aff5f24c)[![\[OR\] \[BoK 14\] \[What Is\] Provide Self-Assessment](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/33f37049-6979-4e89-8342-1d9d56445aec.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/33f37049-6979-4e89-8342-1d9d56445aec)[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f2b7da48-4a10-417e-91d1-f4455288e9ad)Self-Assessment in Operational Resilience ensures that the regulated organisation captures and documents the steps taken towards operational resilience and provides a comprehensive and objective evaluation of the organisation's strategy and overall ability to respond to disruptions.
This is the introductory blog \[OR\] \[P3\] \[S4\] to Stage 4 of the "SUSTAIN" phase of the OR Planning Methodology.
It is a pre-reading for participants attending the Operational Resilience Expert Implementer course.
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[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/author/moh-heng-goh) Mar 26, 2023
###### Operational Resilience Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
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### What is Self-Assessment?
A key feature of managing operational resilience is the business service owner's responsibility to produce an annual Self-Assessment report.
The organisation must submit the Self-Assessment document to demonstrate its resilience and compliance with the regulations.
The content of the Self-Assessment document should be made available to the regulators when required. The self-assessment should focus on the following:
- Ongoing evaluation of the methodology for identifying business services
- Review the approach to prioritising **critical** **business services**.
- Ongoing evaluation of impact tolerances
- Review the organisation’s approach to mapping **critical** **business services.**
- Ongoing evaluation of testing scenarios
- Business as usual governance of operational resilience
- Implementation of resilience procedures and continuing review of procedures (including RACI)
- Training delivered to impacted people and teams in line with newly embedded resilience procedures and any future changes
- Investment and remediation are being made to close out vulnerabilities identified that threaten the organisation’s ability to deliver its critical business services.
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### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f2b7da48-4a10-417e-91d1-f4455288e9ad)How to Provide Self-Assessment?
This stage focuses on self-assessment as part of the "Sustain" phase in operational resilience planning.
It emphasises the importance of regularly monitoring and evaluating your organisation's resilience posture to ensure its effectiveness.
#### Prepare Self-Assessment
##### **Define Scope & Objectives**
- Establish what you want to assess (e.g., program effectiveness, specific risks) and tailor the scope accordingly.
- Determine objectives (e.g., compliance, improvement).
##### **Identify Assessment Criteria**
- Choose relevant criteria aligned with your chosen framework (e.g., BCM Institute OR framework) and consider internal policies, regulations, and industry best practices.
##### **Assemble Assessment Team**
- Select appropriate individuals based on expertise and roles (e.g., risk, operations, IT).
- Include independent assessors if needed.
##### **Gather Data & Evidence**
- Collect documentation, reports, test results, and other relevant data to support your evaluation.
#### Perform Assessment
##### **Review Documentation**
- Evaluate policies, procedures, plans, and training materials against established criteria.
- Identify gaps and inconsistencies.
##### **Conduct Interviews & Surveys**
- Gather insights from staff at various levels to understand program awareness, training effectiveness, and operational experience.
##### **Analyse & Discuss Findings**
- Discuss data and observations within the assessment team, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
##### **Rate Performance**
- Assess each criterion using a defined scoring system (e.g., maturity levels) and establish an overall program performance rating.
#### Conduct Reporting & Action Planning
##### **Develop a Self-Assessment Report**
- Document findings, including strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Recommend clear and actionable steps for each issue.
##### **Present Report to Management**
- Communicate key findings, recommendations, and proposed actions to senior management and seek their approval.
##### **Develop an Action Plan**
- Create a detailed plan with specific activities, timelines, and responsible parties to address identified issues.
- Monitor progress and update the plan as needed.
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| | **Definition** | **Explanation** | **Definition** | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | **Self-Assessment** | is to capture and document the steps taken towards operational resilience. is to provide a comprehensive and objective evaluation of the organisation's strategy and ability to respond to disruptions. | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/2176d9f1-f7d6-486b-b71e-87a09943a555) | |
| | **Self-Assessment Document** | is to demonstrate the organisation’s resilience journey and how they have achieved compliance with the regulations. | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/75d57436-1373-4542-8563-948d72ad619e) | |
| | **Important Business Service** | is a service provided by an organisation, or by another person on behalf of the organisation, to one or more clients which, if disrupted, could: - cause intolerable harm to any one or more of the organisation’s clients, or - pose a risk to the soundness, stability or resilience of the financial system or the orderly operation of the financial markets. | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/64cc4834-c078-4a9e-b033-304eee06ce70) | |
| | **Critical Business Service** | is a business service that, if disrupted, is likely to significantly impact the FSI’s safety and soundness, its customers or other FSIs that depend on the business service. | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/9f906ebc-f9d2-4053-9e6f-586799079049) | |
| | **Critical Operations** | Is defined as a business output that, if interrupted during the operational period, will cause financial loss, damage, or interruption to the delivery of goods or services essential to the organisation’s continued operation or success. | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/85335fc5-5334-4da8-a18f-502da7524ca8) | |
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##### "Sustain" Phase of the OR Roadmap
| **Introduce Culture Change Management** | **Develop Communication Strategy** | **Implement Training and Awareness** | **Provide Self-assessment** | **Conduct an Independent Quality Review** | |
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