Guidance on Testing and Exercising Business Continuity

28 December 2009 by Jim Bennett

The below link will give access to the BSI Published Document (PD 25666:2009) and relates to guidance on testing and exercising business continuity, emergency planning and general contingency arrangements. Although Information Technology is specifically mentioned, it is intended that the guidance can be used by any agency to test and validate their suite of plans. The document has been designed to aid the delivery of cost effective and efficient testing of all exercising formats and includes the following:

  •  A full glossary
  • Exercise programme management
  • Initiating testing and exercising programmes
  • The different types of exercises
  • Preparing to test and exercise
  • Advice on conducting exercises
  • Exercise debriefing
  • Exercise roles and responsibilities
  • A future full bibliography

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Testing and exercising is a critical area in all emergency management and business continuity arrangements and forms essential components of the profession. It is advisable that this document is read alongside other guidance that relates to testing and validation planning arrangements, some of which can be found at:

Guidance on Training Exercises   

and Planner’s Guide

SIFE will prepare and provide a submission on any comments on PD25666:2009 made by members. Please respond by 15th February 2010.

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