Testing, Exercises & Validation Assessment
Determines whether continuity and recovery capability has been proven through realistic testing rather than assumed from documentation.
Scope
Reviews the testing program and calendar, tabletop and functional exercises, technical failover and restore tests, scenario realism, results tracking, corrective action follow-through, and validation coverage across critical services.
The gaps it finds
Untested plans, unrealistic or narrow scenarios, failed tests without corrective action, missing evidence of successful recovery, and critical services never exercised end to end.
Value to the board
Replaces assumed resilience with demonstrated evidence that critical services can be recovered within agreed tolerances.
Framework alignment
- ISO 22301
- ISO 27031
Reporting
Like every assessment in the portfolio, this engagement ends with the full deliverable set, from executive summary and maturity scorecard to remediation roadmap and board dashboard. The methodology page describes each deliverable.
Scope this assessment
A scoping conversation confirms objectives, stakeholders, systems, and the document request list before any work begins.