BCM Challenges in Indian Banking Industry - DRI-India

BC Challenges - Testing of BC PlansObjectives and Benefits• Organisation must test the effectiveness of their BC plans.• At the minimum all BC plans including incident management plans must betested at-least once a year or incase of any major change in the orgn• Testing should be both modular and integrated• Testing is more about reviewing and improving. Its not about passing or failing.• Testing provides opportunity for staff to gain familiarity with their businesscontinuity roles and help them perform their expected activities.• A good testing approach builds camaraderie across diverse functions in anorganisation. It is a strong team building event• All businesses/functions based out of a site are required to participate(depending on the exercise scenario)• Outcomes of BC tests results brings out gaps in an orgn BC Plans . Such gaps canbe covered with a focussed approach• Test reports are key documents from Audit/Regulatory perspective© 2012, www.periculum.in Internal29