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Running Head: RECOVERY PLAN 1

RECOVERY PLAN 2

A disaster recovery plan is a documented process that is set by the business to recover and secure its infrastructure in an event of a disaster. Once a comprehensive plan has been drawn, it needs to be tested for its effectiveness and feasibility. This is done by the walk-through testing technique and the tabletop testing technique as discussed below. Owing to the above alluded facts, this writing seeks to discuss the tests which can be carried out for the disaster recovery plan.

To begin with, the walk-through testing technique basically entails reading out the disaster recovery plan to all the project team members who are going to be involved. Each stage and aspect of the plan captured is discussed in lengthy while the team members are allowed to give in their concerns and ask questions in areas that are not clear (Crump, 2015). The team members give suggestions that are later used to readjust the actions and decisions to be made. With this technique, all the team members involved in the recovery plan are able to know about their roles. On the other hand, the tabletop technique the disaster scenario is simulated as it is in a discussion room. The team members are able to act on how they are to respond on a real-life situation. As this occur, the reactions of the members are able to reveal the gaps that were initially unfilled in the original plan. In order to achieve the best results, all the team members are left unaware of the scenarios that they are going to face (Day, 2016). The surprise events that the team members are exposed to in this technique can help to rule out members who will give lead in such situations and they be given the key role to play.

In conclusion any disaster recovery plan drawn out need to be tested whether the plan is laid out carefully. This is because as much as the plan can be competent in paper, the real-life situation has to be considered in order to prepare the team members in what they are to do. This is achieved by employing techniques such as the tabletop testing technique and the walk-through testing technique.

References

Crump, D. (2015). Disaster recovery plan testing: Will your plan work?. Retrieved from, https://searchdisasterrecovery.techtarget.com/feature/Disaster-recovery-plan-testing-Will-your-plan-work

Day, J., & Day, K. (2016). Test Drive Your Disaster Recovery Plan. Journal of Financial Planning, 10.

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