The heart of a continuity plan is its documentation. If the plan resides only in a designer's mind it can neither be communicated to others nor implemented. When hard copy plans are lacking, they must be written - to specify each distinct category of Y2K failure for each system. Such plans will be useful for future interruptions and only the well-documented plan will expedite recovery. This solution provides an excellent return on investment.
Few people derive satisfaction from documenting - but that's what continuity planning is about.
It is common for these critical activities to be neglected even in traditional planning. This is more acute for Y2K preparations. Those who find and fix bugs may not perceive the profit in quick recovery plans. But interruptions will continue after January. Plans can serve, with minor modification, for other non-Y2K interruptions, and their controls will pay off.