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A Practitioner’s Guide to the “Plan” Phase

Practical Tools for the Plan Phase

The appendices bring the concepts discussed in 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.

Master Implementation Checklist	Operational Resilience Capability Assessment Template	Operational Resilience Maturity Model	Maturity Assessment Scoring Guide	Capability Heat Map Template	Evidence Register Template

Gap Analysis Template	Gap Prioritisation Matrix	Root-Cause Analysis Template	Remediation Action Register	Operational Resilience Strategy Template	Operational Resilience Roadmap Template

Strategic Initiative Business Case Template	Operational Resilience Risk Appetite Template	Risk Appetite Matrix	Key Risk Indicator Register	Key Performance Indicator Register	Risk Appetite Breach Form

Risk Acceptance Template	Operational Resilience Governance Framework	Operational Resilience Policy Template	Operational Resilience Steering Committee Terms of Reference	RACI Matrix Template	Decision Rights Matrix

Escalation Matrix	Management Reporting Dashboard Template	Operational Resilience Programme Risk Register	Decision Log Template	Issue Log Template	Stakeholder Analysis Template

Plan Phase Programme Charter Template	Plan Phase Traceability Matrix	Plan Phase Readiness Assessment	Management Gate Review Template	Plan Phase Closure Report Template	Lessons Learned Template

Plan-to-Implement Transition Checklist	Suggested Plan Phase Deliverable Register	Suggested Document Control Template	Glossary of Key Terms	Plan Phase Practitioner Quick Reference	Overall Plan Phase Logic

Final Plan Phase Management Checklist

The appendices are intended to provide a practical implementation toolkit for the entire Plan Phase.

They support the progression from assessment to readiness. The tools should not be used simply to produce documentation.

Their real value lies in helping the organisation:

make better resilience decisions;
establish clearer accountability;
identify material weaknesses;
prioritise investment;
manage risk consistently;
demonstrate management oversight;
and prepare effectively for implementation.

A successful Plan Phase does not conclude with the completion of templates.

It concludes when the organisation has established sufficient strategic, governance, risk, resource, and management readiness to begin applying operational resilience at the Critical Business Service level.

This completes Book 1 — Plan: Establishing the Foundation for Operational Resilience and provides the foundation for Book 2 — Implement: Building Operational Resilience Capabilities.

"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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