Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plan

1
Business ContinuityDisaster Recovery Plan
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/
2
What is a Business Continuity and Disaster
Recovery Plan?
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• Business continuity management (BCM) is a whole
  of business approach to ensure critical business
  functions can be maintained, or restored in a
  timely fashion, in the event of material
  disruptions arising from internal or external
  events. Its purpose is to control the financial,
  legal, reputation and other negative consequences
  arising from the disruption.

Continued
3
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• It is critical that a Business Continuity and
  Disaster Recovery Plan (BCP/DRP) be an integral
  part of every companies risk management and
  business continuity management process.
• A BCP/DRP is a document, developed in advance,
  that contains arrangements and procedures that
  enable an organisation to respond to an event in
  such a manner that critical business functions
  continue with planned levels of interruption

4
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• A BCP/DRP should contain the following
  fundamental information as a minimum
• Authority to activate the BCP/DRP
• Amendments and version control
• Distribution list and document locations
• Glossary of terms
• Referenced documents
• Overview of the BCP/DRP objectives (Scope of
  the plan)
• Crisis Management Team
• IT Recovery Team

Continued
5
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• Facility salvage and recovery team
• Strategy Overview
• IT Recovery Strategy
• Business Resumption Strategy
• Detailed procedures and checklists for all
  areas of the business
• Emergency Contact List (Internal External)
• IT Recovery Procedures
• Telephone and Fax recovery procedures
• Communication plan (including Media Response
  plan)
• Event logs

6
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• It is impossible to develop a BCP/DRP for every
  possible threat to your business, however if you
  ensure the fundamental aspects are catered for
  Roles and Responsibilities, Contact Information,
  Critical Functions and Priorities Identified
  youre providing an environment to appropriately
  manage the vast majority of crisis scenarios
  faced in business today.

7
Call 1 888 747 5593
http//www.expressbcp.com/

• New York
• 20 West 20th Street, 2nd FloorNew York, NY
  10011, USAPhone 1 888 747-5593 Phone 1
  [phone]Fax [phone]

• Sydney
• Suite 5, Sea Bridge House377 Kent StreetSydney,
  NSW 2000, AustraliaPhone 61 2 9636-9331Fax
  61 2 9863-8455