Business Continuity Management: Choosing to Survive

APPENDIX 10: TEST PLANS AND FORMS

<Organization>

Business continuity management test plan

<Year>

<Version>

<Date of Approval>

Scope

This document describes the planned BCM testing activities at <organization>. It provides a comprehensive overview and outline of these activities for different aspects of the testing process and deliverables. The overall purpose of testing is to ensure that all critical processes and applications meet all business, functional, and BCM requirements.

Objectives

In order to ensure the readiness of vital critical systems in <organization> for disasters, the BCM team prepares an annual business continuity test plan. The plan details the targeted processes and systems, suggested test dates, and test types.

Test frequency ...