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Business Continuity Plan Template (Word)

A starting continuity plan: critical activities, scenarios, response team, recovery steps and testing log.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 17 Oct 2026
Covers
Activities · scenarios
Includes
Team and contacts
Test
At least yearly
Format
Editable Word
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Engagement details
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What’s inside

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Business Continuity Plan — ___

Period / scope: ___ | Prepared by: ___ | Reviewed by: ___ | Date: ___

A starting plan for keeping critical activities running through a disruption. Replace every bracketed prompt with your own details, test the plan at least once a year and update it when the business changes.

1. Scope and critical activities

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What you’re downloading, and when to use it.

This template follows the format published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the AASB Audit Working Paper Templates (June 2023), the authoritative reference for Indian statutory-audit documentation. Fill in your firm’s letterhead and the engagement details on the form above, click Download Word file, and you’ll get a fully formatted .docx ready to use.

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Common questions

FAQs.

How often should a continuity plan be tested?
At least once a year, and after any major change in systems, premises or key suppliers.
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