APPENDIX 9: EXERCISEMETHODOLOGY/PROCEDURE
The following is an example of a business continuity exercise methodology, or procedure:
In order to assure the fitness for purpose of the executable elements of the business continuity management system (BCMS), exercises that test the competencies and capabilities of personnel, resource contingencies and the business continuity arrangements themselves will be exercised on a regular basis.
Desktop exercise
A desktop exercise will be conducted by a small team extracted from or nominated by the risk management committee. The exercise will feature a scenario and the team will ‘walk through’ activation of the business continuity plan to test its logical connections with what would actually happen, whether ...
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