[OR] [PM] [P1] [T] [B] Operational Resilience Capability Assessment Template

A Practitioner’s Guide to the “Plan” Phase

Practical Tools for the Plan Phase

A Practitioner’s Guide to the “Plan” Phase into practical application.

The appendices provide practical tools, templates, assessment structures, and implementation aids to support the Plan Phase of the Operational Resilience Planning Methodology.

They are designed to help practitioners translate the concepts described in Chapters 1 to 8 into structured organisational activities.

The appendices may be adapted to reflect:

organisational size
industry;
regulatory requirements;
risk profile;
existing governance;
existing resilience capabilities; and
internal terminology.

The templates should therefore be treated as practical starting points rather than rigid requirements.

The key objective is consistency, traceability, and evidence-based implementation.

Appendix B: Operational Resilience Capability Assessment Template

Purpose

This template provides a structured method for assessing the organisation's current operational resilience capability.

Assessment Domain	Assessment Criteria	Evidence	Current Maturity	Key Strengths	Key Weaknesses
Leadership and Strategy	Executive sponsorship, strategic alignment
Governance	Accountability, oversight, decision rights
Risk Management	Risk appetite, KRIs, escalation
Business Continuity	BIA, continuity strategies, plans, exercises
Crisis Management	Escalation, command, coordination
Technology Resilience	Recovery, redundancy, testing
Cyber Resilience	Cyber response and recovery
Third-Party Resilience	Supplier resilience, concentration risk
Dependency Management	Mapping of people, process, technology, facilities, information, and third parties
Scenario Testing	Severe but plausible testing
Culture and Training	Awareness, capability, accountability
Monitoring and Reporting	KPIs, KRIs, dashboards
Assurance	Self-assessment and independent review
Continuous Improvement	Lessons learned and remediation

"Plan" Phase of the OR Planning Methodology

Assess Capability and Maturity	Analyse Gap	Develop Strategy and Roadmap	Confirm Risk Appetite	Develop and Embed Governance

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