Complete Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Audit Checklist

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- Determine examination scope and objectives for reviewing the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) program.
- Determine the existence of an appropriate enterprisewide Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
- Determine the quality of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) oversight and support provided by the board of directors and senior management.
- Determine whether an adequate Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessment have been completed.
- Determine whether appropriate risk management over the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) process is in place.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) include appropriate testing to ensure the business process will be maintained, resumed, and/or recovered as intended.
- Determine whether the IT environment has a properly documented Business Continuity plan that complements the enterprise-wide and other departmental Business Continuity plans.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) include appropriate hardware backup and recovery.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity process includes appropriate data and application software backup and recovery.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) include appropriate preparation to ensure the data center recovery processes will work as intended.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) include appropriate security procedures.
- Determine whether the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) address critical outsourced activities.
- Discuss corrective action and communicate findings.