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[Operational Resilience](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience)

# [\[OR\] \[PM\] \[P1\] \[T\] \[TOC\] Practical Tools for Plan Phase](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/or-pm-p1-t-toc-practical-tools-for-plan-phase)

 Written by [Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/author/moh-heng-goh) | Aug 27, 2026, 5:24:54 AM

### 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** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Gap Analysis Template | **Gap Prioritisation Matrix** | **Root-Cause Analysis Template** | **Remediation Action Register** | **Operational Resilience Strategy Template** | **Operational Resilience Roadmap Template** |
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| **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** |
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| **Risk Acceptance Template** | **Operational Resilience Governance Framework ** | **Operational Resilience Policy Template** | **Operational Resilience Steering Committee Terms of Reference** | **RACI Matrix Template** | **Decision Rights Matrix** |
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| **Escalation Matrix** | **Management Reporting Dashboard Template** | ** Operational Resilience Programme Risk Register ** | **Decision Log Template** | **Issue Log Template** | **Stakeholder Analysis Template** |
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| **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** |
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| **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** |
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| **Final Plan Phase Management Checklist** |   |   |   |   |   |
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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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#### More Information About Blended Learning OR-5000 \[BL-OR-5\] or OR-300 \[BL-OR-3\]

Contact our course consultant colleagues to learn more about our blended learning program and about the next course's schedule.  They are the BL-OR-3 Blended Learning OR-300 Operational Resilience Implementer and the BL-OR-5 Blended Learning OR-5000 Operational Resilience Expert Implementer.

 

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