What is the FIRST step prior to executing a test of an organisation's disaster recovery (DR) or business continuity plan (BCP)?

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• Aidentify key stakeholders.
• BDevelop recommendations for disaster scenarios.
• CIdentify potential failure points.
• DDevelop clear evaluation criteria.

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  14% (6)
• C
  9% (4)
• D
  73% (32)

Explanation

The first step prior to executing a test of an organization's disaster recovery (DR) or business continuity plan (BCP) is to develop clear evaluation criteria. Evaluation criteria are the standards or measures that are used to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the DR or BCP test. Evaluation criteria should be aligned with the objectives and scope of the test, and should be agreed upon by the stakeholders and participants of the test. Evaluation criteria should also be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART). Evaluation criteria can include metrics such as recovery time objective (RTO), recovery point objective (RPO), mean time to recovery (MTTR), mean time between failures (MTBF), and customer satisfaction. Evaluation criteria can also include qualitative aspects such as communication, coordination, documentation, and lessons learned. Developing clear evaluation criteria is essential for conducting a successful DR or BCP test, as it provides a basis for measuring the performance, identifying the gaps, and recommending the improvements of the DR or BCP process. Identifying key stakeholders, developing recommendations for disaster scenarios, and identifying potential failure points are also important steps in the DR or BCP testing process, but they are not the first step. These steps can be performed after developing the evaluation criteria, or as part of the test

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