BCK305 - Business Continuity Plan Testing and Maintenance

The objective of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of business continuity plan testing and maintenance.  This course describes testing and maintenance topics and concepts, and teaches a detailed method for both testing and maintaining a business continuity plan.

This course is divided into two parts: BC plan testing and BC plan maintenance. Through the BC plan testing part of the course, students will learn:

  • Objectives of testing a BC plan
  • Benefits of testing
  • Types of testing methods
  • Pros and Cons of different testing methods
  • Importance of a test plan
  • Test plan content
  • Steps for developing a test plan
  • Essential components of a test plan
  • Examples of test plan components
  • Scope of test plan
  • Test objectives
  • Test teams and their responsibilities
  • Testing scenarios
  • Test services and resources
  • Test plan execution
  • Test evaluation criteria

Through the BC plan maintenance part of the course, students will learn:

  • Objectives of BC plan maintenance
  • Importance of BC plan maintenance
  • Challenges in maintaining BC plan
  • Components of BC plan maintenance
  • Activities within each maintenance component
  • Role of BC audit in plan maintenance
  • BC plan change management process
  • Role of external coordination in BC plan maintenance
  • Role of testing in BC plan maintenance
  • Role of contract management in BC plan maintenance
  • Role of testing in BC plan maintenance
  • Recommendations for effective BC plan change management

By completing this course, students will be able to develop and execute an effective BC test plan, and establish a process for maintaining BC plan.

Recommended Pre-requisites:

BCK 101 – Business Continuity Planning 1
BCK 102 – Business Continuity Planning 2
BCK 304 – Business Continuity Plan Development