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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 T:  Operational Resilience Governance Framework Template   

1. Purpose

Define the purpose of governance.

2. Scope

Identify the organisational areas covered.

3. Governance Principles

Include:

• accountability;
• authority;
• transparency;
• integration;
• challenge;
• assurance.

4. Governance Structure

Document:

• Board;
• Executive Management;
• Steering Committee;
• Operational Resilience Lead;
• Business Service Owners;
• Functional Owners;
• assurance functions.

5. Roles and Responsibilities

Define accountability.

6. Decision Rights

Specify who approves:

• strategy;
• risk appetite;
• critical services;
• risk acceptance;
• remediation.

7. Reporting

Define:

• metrics;
• frequency;
• escalation.

8. Remediation

Define how issues are tracked.

9. Assurance

Define review arrangements.

10. Review Cycle

State how frequently the framework is reviewed.

"Plan" Phase of the OR Planning Methodology