Disaster Recovery

Points: 110

Case Study 1: Disaster Recovery

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Identify the steps an organization should take to recover from a disaster and resume the business operations to normal mode.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely identified the steps an organization should take to recover from a disaster and resume the business operations to normal mode.

Partially identified the steps an organization should take to recover from a disaster and resume the business operations to normal mode.

Satisfactorily identified the steps an organization should take to recover from a disaster and resume the business operations to normal mode.

Thoroughly identified the steps an organization should take to recover from a disaster and resume the business operations to normal mode.

2. Suggest two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to mitigate the risk of data loss.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to mitigate the risk of data loss.

Partially suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to mitigate the risk of data loss.

Satisfactorily suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to mitigate the risk of data loss.

Thoroughly suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to mitigate the risk of data loss.

3. Suggest two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to minimize the impact on personnel after a disaster.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to minimize the impact on personnel after a disaster.

Partially suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to minimize the impact on personnel after a disaster.

Satisfactorily suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to minimize the impact on personnel after a disaster.

Thoroughly suggested two (2) methods that organizations can use in order to minimize the impact on personnel after a disaster.

4. Examine Equifax situation. Determine two (2) factors that contributed to a successful disaster recovery and two (2) factors that hindered a successful disaster recovery for the organization.

Weight: 30%

Did not submit or incompletely examined both Barclay’s Capital’s and Putman Investments’ situations on September 11, 2001. Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) factors that contributed to a successful disaster recovery and two (2) factors that hindered a successful disaster recovery for each organization.

Partially examined both Barclay’s Capital’s and Putman Investments’ situations on September 11, 2001. Partially determined two (2) factors that contributed to a successful disaster recovery and two (2) factors that hindered a successful disaster recovery for each organization.

Satisfactorily examined both Barclay’s Capital’s and Putman Investments’ situations on September 11, 2001. Satisfactorily determined two (2) factors that contributed to a successful disaster recovery and two (2) factors that hindered a successful disaster recovery for each organization.

Thoroughly examined both Barclay’s Capital’s and Putman Investments’ situations on September 11, 2001. Thoroughly determined two (2) factors that contributed to a successful disaster recovery and two (2) factors that hindered a successful disaster recovery for each organization.

5. Provide three (3) references. 

Weight: 5%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Uses Internet references not published within the past [1] year).

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Uses Internet references published within the past [1] year).

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. Uses Internet references published within the past [1] year).

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present.

5-6 errors present.

3-4 errors present.

0-2 errors present.