Selecting & Implementing Recovery Strategies for Business Resumption Plan

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to help businesses research, select and implement Business Resumption Planning Strategies and Methodologies.    This document provides guidance on how to review the Risk Assessment (RA), Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and the Application & Data Criticality Analysis to determine the amount of potential exposures, impacts and data center technology risks that current exist in the environment.  Business Resumption Planning strategies and Facility Recovery Options are provided and explained. 

Objectives

The objectives of implementing Business Resumption Planning Strategies and selecting a Recovery Option(s) are: 

• Selection of an Overall Business Resumption Planning Program Coordinator
• The identification of recovery teams and the roles and responsibilities of each team and department
• Each department will need to appoint a Plan Owner, who is responsible for managing the development and maintenance of individual department plan
• Creation of Business Resumption Planning Standard so all plans will be written so that there is consistency and coordination between them
• The timeframes within which the relocation must be completed
• Minimum resources requirements of each department for which a plan is needed and the teams that will support them

Table of Content for Selecting & Implementing Recovery Strategies

INTRODUCTION        

Compliance           
Objectives             

CONTINGENCY STRATEGIES

Preventative Measures 

STRATEGY OPTIONS

No Strategy           
Work Area Recovery  
Alternate Sites       
Cold Site               
Warm Site             
Hot Site                 
Mobile Sites          
Mirrored Sites       
Overview of Alternate Site Options      
Manual Procedures

STRATEGY CONSIDERATIONS 

Staff Considerations     
Staff Recovery       
Technology Strategies  
Vendor Agreements     
Equipment Inventory    
Existing Compatible Equipment
Roles and Responsibilities        
Insurance Considerations         
Cost Considerations    

APPENDIX

Appendix A:  Business Resumption Planning Process     

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