Failure of a contingency plan is usually: 

Answer options:

A. A technical failure.
B. A management failure.
C. Because of a lack of awareness.
D. Because of a lack of training.

B

Failure of a contingency plan is usually management failure to exhibit ongoing interest and concern about the BCP/DRP effort, and to provide financial and other resources as needed. Lack of management support will result in a lack awareness and training. Source: ANDRESS, Mandy, Exam Cram CISSP, Coriolis, 2001, Chapter 9: Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) (page 163).