Which action best exemplifies applying lessons learned from a contingency plan test?

Scheduling the next test for the same date next year

Updating the plan's contact list after discovering outdated phone numbers during the test

Deleting the test results to save storage space

Sending a thank-you note to test participants

What is the goal of establishing a continuous improvement cycle for contingency plans?

To reduce the frequency of plan testing

To make the plan more complex and difficult to use

To ensure the plan is never changed

To incorporate feedback, audits, and evolving threats into plan updates

What is the purpose of defining resiliency metrics and thresholds?

To replace the need for contingency plan testing

To measure and ensure the organization's resiliency meets defined objectives

To satisfy regulatory requirements only

To increase the cost of recovery operations

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Domain 5Objective 3

5.3 Maintain Contingency Plan, Resiliency Plan (e.g., Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)), Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) ISSMP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Contingency Management domain, which accounts for 12% of the ISSMP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~8–14 in this domain), expect 2–4 from this objective — we provide 40 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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10concepts

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10 Concepts in This Objective

Contingency plan testing types
Test plan development
Test execution and evaluation
Plan modification based on test results
Survivability assessment
Resiliency capability determination
Resiliency metrics and thresholds
Plan update process management
Change management integration
Continuous improvement of plans

Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
In a contingency plan test plan, which element specifies the boundaries of the test, such as which business units, systems, or geographic locations will be included?
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17foundation · easy
Which action best exemplifies applying lessons learned from a contingency plan test?
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18foundation · easy
What is the goal of establishing a continuous improvement cycle for contingency plans?
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19application · medium
A utility company needs to validate that its SCADA system can be recovered at the alternate site, but a full interruption test is too risky because it could affect the power grid. Which testing type provides the most realistic validation without risking production?
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20foundation · easy
What is the purpose of defining resiliency metrics and thresholds?
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5.3 Maintain Contingency Plan, Resiliency Plan (e.g., Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)), Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) ISSMP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

In a contingency plan test plan, which element specifies the boundaries of the test, such as which business units, systems, or geographic locations will be included?

Which action best exemplifies applying lessons learned from a contingency plan test?

What is the goal of establishing a continuous improvement cycle for contingency plans?

A utility company needs to validate that its SCADA system can be recovered at the alternate site, but a full interruption test is too risky because it could affect the power grid. Which testing type provides the most realistic validation without risking production?

What is the purpose of defining resiliency metrics and thresholds?

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