Exercises, training and maintenance
Exercises, tests, action tracking, training and plan upkeep.
Business continuity training and awareness
Training should match the decisions people are expected to make rather than giving everyone the same generic presentation.
Business continuity exercises and tests
Exercises validate assumptions, coordination and recovery capability before a real disruption exposes the gaps.
Designing a useful tabletop exercise
A good tabletop exercise has a small number of learning objectives and enough uncertainty to make participants make decisions.
Building an annual exercise program
An exercise program should progressively cover priority activities, plans, teams and capabilities rather than repeating one annual corporate tabletop.
Turning exercise lessons into improvements
The value of an exercise comes from changing the program, not from completing the event.
Keeping continuity plans current
Continuity documentation decays as people, systems, suppliers, offices and contracts change.
Business continuity program checklist
A checklist is useful for finding missing pieces, but it should not replace judgment about whether the organization can actually sustain priority work.