Test Report & Corrective Action Log

Aligned with NIST SP 800-84 guidelines and FCA operational resilience expectations.

Document Owner: [Name, Role] Version: 1.0 Review Frequency: After each test cycle or annually Last Updated: [Insert Date]

SECTION 1: Test Summary Report

Field	Description
Test Name	[E.g. Annual DR Simulation, BCP Tabletop Exercise]
Test Type	[Tabletop / Functional / Full-Scale / Walkthrough]
Date Conducted	[DD/MM/YYYY]
Lead Facilitator	[Name & Contact]
Participating Teams	[e.g. IT Ops, Compliance, Security, Customer Success]
Objectives	[E.g. Validate RTO/RPO targets for Payment API, test escalation flow]
Scope	[Covered systems, locations, processes]
Success Criteria	[Pass/Fail thresholds, recovery goals]
Overall Result	☐ Pass ☐ Partial Pass ☐ Fail

SECTION 2: Test Execution Details

Phase	Description	Outcome	Time Taken	Notes
Preparation	Planning, briefing, scenario prep	[Complete/Incomplete]	[XX min]
Activation	Team response and DR/BCP activation
Recovery	Systems recovered, operations resumed
Communication	Stakeholders informed, logs maintained
Validation	QA/testing, service confirmation
Debrief	Lessons learned, survey completed

SECTION 3: Observations & Issues

#	Description	Impact Level (High/Med/Low)	Detected By	Root Cause Summary
1	[e.g. Backup took 2 hours longer than expected]	High	IT Ops	Backup server config mismatch
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SECTION 4: Corrective Actions Log

#	Action Description	Owner	Due Date	Status	Notes
1	Review and fix backup schedule config	IT Ops	[DD/MM/YYYY]	☐ Open ☐ In Progress ☐ Closed
2	Update crisis communication templates	Comms Lead
3	Add automated failover playbook for IAM	Security Team

SECTION 5: Lessons Learned

• [E.g. Need a real-time dashboard for DR progress tracking]

• [Escalation steps worked well; response time within SLA]

• [Coordination across time zones needs improvement]

SECTION 6: Supporting Artifacts

Artifact Name	Description	Link/Location
Test Scenario Brief	Full scenario document	[Link]
Attendance Record	Participant list and roles	[Link]
Screenshots / Logs	Supporting evidence	[Link]
Updated DR Runbook	Changes based on test	[Link]