This is a simple form which allows you to record business continuity tests that have taken place - activity/area/arrangements, evidence viewed and issues/actions can all be detailed.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on business continuity and testing:

• Backup, Business Continuity and ICT Recovery
• Emergency Preparedness
• Managing Information Security Risks

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Continuity Test Record Template

A continuity test record for documenting a test or exercise of your business continuity arrangements. It records the scope of the test, the activities and arrangements exercised, the evidence viewed and the issues and actions arising.

ISO 22301 requires continuity arrangements to be exercised and tested so their effectiveness is validated and improvements are captured. This record gives you a simple, consistent way to evidence that testing.

Built for ISO 22301 Exercising and Testing

The record captures what a continuity test needs to evidence:

• The scope of the test - the activities, areas or arrangements exercised
• The specific activities and arrangements tested
• The evidence viewed during the test
• The issues found and the actions arising

What's Included in this Continuity Test Record

The record is set out so a test can be documented in one place:

• Test header - completed by, date and the scope of the activities, areas or arrangements tested
• Test log - each activity, area or arrangement, the evidence viewed and the issues or actions arising

Who Needs a Continuity Test Record?

Any organisation with continuity or recovery arrangements it needs to exercise and prove. It suits smaller businesses validating their plans without a dedicated resilience team, and anyone maintaining a business continuity management system aligned with ISO 22301.

Included in the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Toolkit

This form is part of the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Toolkit - the plans, registers, forms and guidance for running a business continuity management system in one download - and is included in every alphaZ ISO toolkit that covers business continuity.

Pairs with the Business Continuity Management Plan

Testing proves the plan it exercises, so it pairs with the F-Q94 Business Continuity Management Plan, which sets out the response and recovery arrangements the test is validating.