Appropriate testing and certification documentation is maintained for future reference. Such a system setup is required because the normal production systems cannot be date-advanced without software licenses and passwords expiring and production data and information being corrupted. Without such a full test, the applications cannot be assured to perform correctly in Year 2000 and beyond. Be prepared in case the solution is not effective in time. In this step, the business unit will establish their Year 2000 contingency plans for solutions to be developed within the enterprise as well as products and services to be provided by vendors.
Contingency plans are realistic, specially for key vendor-provided products and services.
Appropriate reserves are provided for in the books and business plans of the enterprise, based on identified business risks. The Year 2000 contingency plans must be viable to handle most anticipated situations with an acceptable risk. These contingency plans are in addition to the Business Recovery Plans and are specific to the organization's recovery from Year 2000 related problems. Since the date is not movable, there is no fall back by delaying or extending the renovation effort. All rights reserved.