It is important that you test the procedures you have put in place once your plan is written.

Before a plan can be tested, employers and employees need to be familiar with the content of the plan and their role in the response and recovery. This can be done by reading through the plan together and discussing how you would apply it to a fictional scenario.

When you are confident that your staff understands the plan and their part in it, you should test the plan by acting out a scenario – this is called an Emergency Exercise.

The Business Continuity Management Process is a circular process; it is vital the planning does not end once the plan is written. It should be reviewed and tested regularly to ensure it remains up to date and effective.

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