Test your resilience plan against a realistic shock before you need it, and keep it current, so it works on the day it matters rather than failing in ways nobody checked.
In See It Coming and Stay Ready, to run a drill (Step 2) and to set and do the review (Step 3).
Walk it step by step, out loud, with the people who would act. At each step ask: does the plan actually work here, and does everyone know their part?
| Hole in the plan | How to fix it | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Refresh whenever a big thing changes: a new major funder, a move, a new system, a lost or gained concentration.
Confirm each is still accurate today, and fix what has drifted.
| Item | Still accurate? | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration reductions and buffers | ||
| Data backups and recovery | ||
| Insurance coverage | ||
| Facility and remote-operation plan | ||
| Continuity-of-service plan and roles | ||
| Early-warning signals |
A plan that has been walked through a real scenario, with its holes fixed, and that is reviewed on a set rhythm, is a living readiness rather than a document. If the drill found holes, that is exactly why you drill: you found them while it was cheap. If the first review found things already out of date, that is why the rhythm exists. Keeps current the Continuity-of-Service Plan and reads the signals from the Early-Warning Indicators.
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