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# [\[OR\] \[PM\] \[P2\] \[T\] \[I\] Severe but Plausible Scenario Library](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/or-pm-p2-appendix-i-severe-but-plausible-scenario-library)

 Written by [Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/author/moh-heng-goh) | Aug 28, 2026, 3:54:20 AM

### Implement Phase Appendices

These appendices provide practical templates, checklists, registers, and implementation tools to support the five stages of the **Implement Phase**:

The templates should be adapted to reflect the organisation’s size, complexity, regulatory environment, risk profile, governance structure, and operational resilience maturity.

#### Appendix I:  Severe but Plausible Scenario Library

 

| Scenario Ref | Scenario | Primary Threat | Resources Affected | Suitable CBS | Testing Objective |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SC-01 | Ransomware affecting production systems | Cyber | Technology / Information |   | Validate cyber recovery |
| SC-02 | Primary application outage | Technology | Technology |   | Validate system resilience |
| SC-03 | Cloud region failure | Technology | Technology / Third Party |   | Validate cloud failover |
| SC-04 | Telecommunications outage | Infrastructure | Technology / Third Party |   | Validate alternate connectivity |
| SC-05 | Loss of primary facility | Physical | Facility / People |   | Validate alternate working |
| SC-06 | Workforce unavailability | People | People / Process |   | Validate staffing resilience |
| SC-07 | Critical supplier failure | Third Party | Third Party |   | Validate supplier contingency |
| SC-08 | Data corruption | Information | Information / Technology |   | Validate integrity and recovery |
| SC-09 | Utility outage | Infrastructure | Facility / Technology |   | Validate facility resilience |
| SC-10 | Peak-volume technology failure | Compound | Technology / Process |   | Test capacity under stress |
| SC-11 | Cloud outage and cyberattack | Compound | Technology / Third Party |   | Test concurrent disruptions |
| SC-12 | Facility loss with workforce shortage | Compound | Facility / People |   | Test multi-resource failure |
| SC-13 | Major third-party insolvency | Third Party | Third Party / Process |   | Test replacement capability |
| SC-14 | Loss of the authentication platform | Technology | Shared Technology |   | Test cross-service dependency |
| SC-15 | Critical data provider outage | Third Party | Information / Third Party |   | Test alternate data sources |

 

The scenario library should be expanded as new threats, technologies, suppliers, and operating models emerge.

#### "Implement" Phase of the OR Planning Methodology

| **Identify Critical Business Services** | **Map Inter-connection and Inter-dependencies** | **Set Impact Tolerance** | **Conduct Scenario Testing** | **Improve Lessons Learned** |   |
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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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