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Objective:  Assess the issues, procedures, and techniques involved in IT resource contingency planning. 

Competencies: Critical thinking

Instructions: In approximately 10-12 double-spaced pages discuss the planning steps, possible recovery options, and recommended testing requirements needed to support a successful business contingency/continuity of operations environment.   Finally, the paper should include your recommendation for a proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan -- what should be tested and how the test should be conducted.  Perhaps ranking possible critical corporate assets with the type of testing (i.e., plan reviews, table-top exercises, or perhaps up to and including full blown backup and recovery tests)  You should take into consideration costs associated with the recommended testing process -- not only personnel and equipment but also production costs.  

Prepare your paper in Word. Include a minimum of 5 sources. The citations and the reference list in the paper should be formatted in accordance with APA 6th edition guidelines. Note: Also include a cover page, a one-paragraph abstract, a table of contents and any appendix (if necessary), which do not count toward the regular length of the paper.