Purpose
This document aims to help businesses research, select, and implement Contingency Planning
Strategies and Methodologies. This document guides how to review the Risk Assessment (RA), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and Application and data Criticality Analysis to determine the number of potential exposures, impacts, and data center technology risks that currently exist in the environment. Contingency Planning strategies and Facility Recovery Options are provided and explained.
Objectives
The objectives of implementing Contingency Planning Strategies and selecting a Recovery Option(s) are:
- Selection of an Overall Contingency 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 a Contingency 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 resource requirements of each department for which a plan is needed and the teams that will support them
Table of Contents 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: Contingency Planning Process
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