Evaluating the plan for accuracy and completeness
+ Expectations for business units to demonstrate ability to achieve objectives within metrics specified in BIA (RTO,RPO,RSL)
+ Degree of testing to be accomplished.
+ Roles and Responsibilities.
+ Testing of internal and external dependencies.
+ Justification for testing strategy.
+ Objectives should be measurable with clear expectations defined.
+ Testing strategy should be reviewed and approved by senior management.
Types of BCDR Tests
1. Checklist Test
+ copies of plan distributed to different department.
+ Functional managers review.
2.Structured walk-Through (Table-Top) test
+ Representatives from each department go over the plan.
3.Simulation test
+ Going through a disaster scenario.
+ Continues up to the actual relocation to an offsite facility.
4.Parallel Test
+ Systems moved to alternate site and processing takes place there.
5.Full-Interruption test
+ Original site shut down.
+ All of processing moved to offsite facility.