Time machines will be setup to test information technology infrastructure and applications in the tested environment.
Management controls for testing and certification are effective.
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.