BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising

1. Business Continuity Management Body of Knowledge 6 or BCMBoK 6 provides the minimum expectation for a BCM professional in the area of Testing and Exercising.

• Coordinate, plan, evaluate and validate the testing of a documented BC, CC, CM or DR plan.
  • Define objectives, policies, guidelines, responsibilities and exercise specifications.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of procedures and the access to resources through testing.
  • Establish and coordinate the exercise properly.
  • Evaluate, update and report on exercise results to executive management.

Related Terms: Testing and Exercising.

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Courses:

• Attend: Classroon: Testing and Exercising Courses
• Attend: Classroom: Competency-based Testing and Exercising Courses
• Attend: E-Learning: Testing and Exercising module

Guidance Notes and Templates

• Guidance Notes to Complete the Testing and Exercising Template

B

Business Continuity Testing Cycle

C

Component Test Contact List

E

Exercise

F

Full Simulation Test

I

Incident Simulation Test Integrated Test

N

Notification Test

P

Partial Simulation Test

S

Simulation

T

Test Test Schedule Test - Checklist Test - Cutover Test - Disaster Recovery Plan Test Cycle Test - Full Interruption Test - Paper

Test - Parallel Test - Structured Walkthrough Test - Tabletop Test - Walkthrough Testing and Exercising Type of Tests

W

Walkthrough Test

B

Business Continuity Testing Cycle

F

Full Simulation Test

S

Simulation

T

Test Test - Checklist Test - Cutover Test - Disaster Recovery Plan Test Cycle Test - Full Interruption Test - Paper

Test - Parallel Test - Structured Walkthrough Test - Tabletop Test - Walkthrough Testing and Exercising Type of Tests

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