In order to achieve Dynamic Enterprise Resilience you need to do more than just create plans and hold strategy sessions. There is a saying that I love to use by Mike Tyson. He said "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face." Unfortunately many businesses learn this lesson after they are impacted from a business disruption. In fact the most important part of your Business Continuity Management program begins after you finalize your plan.
That is you must practice, practice, practice. And not just tabletop exercises, but actual and practical functional drills. Your recovery teams need to practice recovering. Your Management teams and Emergency Response Teams need to practice communicating and making decisions. Do you have vendors you rely on as part of your recovery process? Involve them too.
If you do not practice your plan you can't possibly expect things to go smoothly when a disruption impacts your business.
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