Testing a Business Continuity Plan
According to standard ISO 22301:2019, “The organization shall implement and maintain a programme of exercising and testing to validate over time the effectiveness of its business continuity strategies and solutions”.
The Manager tests Business Continuity Plans on a regular basis to ensure that:
• the predefined recovery steps operate as planned
• BCPs can be performed within the defined time frame (RTO)
The Manager can monitor the progress of an exercise/test and take actions if recovery steps are not executed within the expected time frame.