# ITDR Test Exercise > A recovery plan that has not been tested is just theory. This module simulates a real-world IT disaster to test how your team responds, what breaks down, and where recovery needs to move faster. *This content is available in full at: https://www.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-test-exercise* ITDR Test Exercise is a resilience service that validates your organisation's IT disaster recovery capabilities through structured, scenario-based testing. The exercise simulates real-world disruptions to assess team response, identify weaknesses, and improve recovery speed. ## Four-Step Delivery Approach Fixinc delivers ITDR Test Exercise using a Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology: 1. **Plan**: Agile, first-principles planning ensures a smooth rollout of your refreshed program 2. **Do**: ITDR Test Exercise is rolled out smoothly at your organisation 3. **Check**: Your ITDR Test Exercise is draft until validated, and we will address that 4. **Act**: Your team and ours will be ready when your ITDR Test Exercise is activated in real-life ## Exercise Facilitation Fixinc facilitates scenario-based test exercises designed around your infrastructure and business-critical systems. Exercises may include: - Partial failovers - Simulated outages - End-to-end system restorations depending on maturity We guide your teams through role execution, timeline tracking, incident coordination, and post-exercise debriefs. ## Experience and Integration Fixinc has run test exercises in highly regulated, high-availability environments where failure has real consequences. We bring depth, clarity, and structure to ensure your DR tests are useful, not just checkbox exercises. Integration capabilities include: - [Digital BIA](https://docs.fixinc.io/technology/business-impact-analysis.md): Track impacts during exercises - [F24 tools](https://docs.fixinc.io/technology/f24.md): Trigger notifications and capture learnings in real time ## Engagement Process ### Initial Consultation - **Link to chat**: A link will be sent via email from our Advisory team. You choose a convenient time for phone, Teams, Zoom, or in-person meeting - **30-45 minutes**: Share your objectives. We have questions ready and will explain how we work, with time for Q&A - **Proposal and Quote**: Proposal delivered within 24 hours detailing scope of work. Discussion one week later, with final quote provided 10 minutes after - **5 Weeks**: If not signed within 5 weeks, we assume the timing is not right ### Delivery Phases **Review and Health Check**: All ITDR Test Exercise implementations start with a deep review of existing capabilities. We set benchmarks formed from best practice and ISO standards. **Design and Develop**: With appropriate involvement from your team, we build out the ITDR Test Exercise component of your ITDR program to the highest quality available. **Validate**: Where appropriate, we test and validate your new ITDR Test Exercise discipline. This provides tangible evidence of capability and maturity to your stakeholders. **Maintain**: The primary setback for organisations embedding resilience is momentum. We build a plan to ensure your ITDR Test Exercise runs annually. ## Additional ITDR Disciplines Expand your ITDR Test Exercise with related disciplines: - [ITDR Component Testing](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-component-testing.md): Tests individual ITDR components from backup systems to restoration protocols - [Disaster Recovery Training](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/disaster-recovery-training.md): Trains leaders, operators, and support teams to understand ITDR and their role in it - [ITDR System Analysis](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-system-analysis.md): Maps your infrastructure, uncovers risks, and provides visibility during disruptions - [ITDR Training](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-training.md): Turns ITDR knowledge into team-wide capability - [Cyber Response Exercise](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/cyber-response-exercise.md): Simulates targeted cyber events in real time - [ITDR Business Impact Analysis Report](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-business-impact-analysis-report.md): Delivers structured reports from your ITDR Business Impact Analysis - [IT Applications and Systems Mapping](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/it-applications-and-systems-mapping.md): Maps every application and system in your environment - [ITDR Plan Training for Technical Teams](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-plan-training-for-technical-teams.md): Trains IT and infrastructure teams on the recovery plan - [ITDR Program Review and Audit](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-program-review-and-audit.md): Audits your entire recovery capability - [ITDR Plan Development](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-plan-development.md): Builds your disaster recovery plan around operational reality - [ITDR Business Impact Analysis](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-business-impact-analysis.md): Focuses IT recovery on what matters to your business - [ITDR Threat Analysis](https://docs.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-threat-analysis.md): Analyses the evolving threat landscape for disaster recovery planning ## Frequently Asked Questions **How do we know when our ITDR Test Exercise activity is fully effective?** We validate success through exercises, engagement, and outcomes. If your ITDR Test Exercise effort drives action, conversation, and continuous use, it is working. **How is ITDR Test Exercise different from traditional approaches?** Unlike templated models, our ITDR Test Exercise work adapts to the client's sector, stakeholders, and risk profile. It is hands-on, flexible, and always validated. **What does the ITDR Test Exercise discipline involve when delivered by Fixinc?** ITDR Test Exercise at Fixinc is built to be clear, structured, and aligned with our Tungsten Diamond lifecycle. It is tailored to your program maturity and backed by real-world application. **Does ITDR Test Exercise link to other services or tools you offer?** Yes. ITDR Test Exercise often feeds into our other services like planning, validation, or digital tools. We design it to integrate, not sit in a silo. **What kind of outcomes can we expect from engaging in ITDR Test Exercise?** Clients typically gain clarity, leadership alignment, and a measurable shift in preparedness through our ITDR Test Exercise delivery, regardless of their starting point. ## Case Studies **OceanaGold**: Faced with climate risks, supply chain disruption, and global operations, OceanaGold partnered with Fixinc to build a business continuity program that works from headquarters to the field and from the boardroom to the pit. [Read the case study](https://docs.fixinc.io/case-studies/oceanagold.md) **NTT**: When one of the world's largest telecommunications providers faced a live, escalating cyber crisis, NTT brought Fixinc advisors in to guide rapid response, internal coordination, and customer assurance under intense pressure. [Read the case study](https://docs.fixinc.io/case-studies/ntt.md) **Optus**: After a high-profile disruption, Optus partnered with Fixinc to simplify continuity across departments, align ITDR strategy, and embed a culture of resilience into every layer of the business. [Read the case study](https://docs.fixinc.io/case-studies/optus.md) --- **View this page online:** https://www.fixinc.io/disciplines/itdr-test-exercise For program inquiries: [Contact Fixinc](https://www.fixinc.io/contact) | info@fixinc.org | +64 800 349 462