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Test - Disaster Recovery Plan Test Cycle

1. In a typical Disaster Recovery Plan Testing Cycle, these are the different level of Component Testing to be conducted and the whole testing process is usually, circular and cyclical. The DR Plan Test Cycle is to ensure that each test become more complex over time. It is important to note that the tests for disaster recovery are different from business continuity test.

Individual Component Testing

All Component Testing

Combined Component Testing


BCMBoK Competency Level (CL)
BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 3: Advanced (BC)




BCMBoK Competency Level (CL)
BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 4: Intermediate (DR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)