Which step clarifies the requirements with business leads?

The "Clarify and confirm" step is a crucial preliminary action in the design of business continuity solutions. Before finalizing any continuity strategy, BC professionals must engage directly with business unit leads to clarify and confirm that the requirements identified during the Business Impact Analysis (BIA)—such as Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)—are fully understood, accurate, and mutually agreed upon. This ensures solutions are aligned with actual business needs.

B. Commit: This step focuses on obtaining executive management sign-off and financial allocation for the proposed solutions, not clarifying initial requirements.
C. Check: This relates to testing, exercising, or reviewing the implemented solutions to ensure they work as intended.
D. Compile: This involves gathering and consolidating the specific resource requirements needed for the solutions, which occurs after requirements are clarified.

1. Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018, Analysis and Design stages.

2. PECB ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Courseware, Determining Business Continuity Solutions.