Disaster Recovery planning on Contingency planning project
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DisasterRecoveryplanningonContingencyplanningproject.docxDisaster Recovery planning on Contingency planning project
A Best Practice for developing your Business Continuity Plan.
Plan Objectives
1.0 Scope of Plan
2.0 Plan Assumptions
3.0 Time Frames
4.0 Contingency Strategies
5.0 Disaster Definition
6.0 Plan Implementation Phases
7.0 Emergency Response Teams
8.0 Team Responsibility
9.0 Plan Administration
10.0 Procedures
Real time scenarios for Organizations
Sample Company
Business Contingency Plan
Last Revised:
I. Plan Overview and Definitions
II. Restoration by Functional Area
Restoration of other areas
I. Plan Overview and Definitions
II. Plan Assumptions
INSERT MAP HERE
Operating Structure
INSERT ORGANIZATION CHART(S) HERE
Processing or Data Center and Network Infrastructure
INSERT AS DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AS APPROPRIATE HERE.
· Assignment of Non-Essential Functions
· Emergency Response Management
· Functional Area Recovery Management Teams
Periodic Testing and Plan Evaluation
· Emergency Declaration Phase
· Alternate Site Activation Phase
INSERT DESCRIPTION OF EACH ADDITIONAL AREA AND LEAD PERSON
INSERT LIST OF CRITICAL FUNCTIONAL AREAS
Category 2 - Essential Functionsare those functions that are important, but which may be suspended for a period of time (ranging from three to five days) without having a critical impact on the business. Sample Company has defined Category 2 functions as follows:
Office applications such as word processing or spreadsheet solutions
General Accounting (General Journal, General Ledger, Fixed Assets)
INSERT OTHER FUNCTIONS AS APPROPRIATE
Category 3 - Necessary Functionsare important to the business, but in the case of a catastrophic failure, could be suspended for a period of time or restored after Category 1 and 2 functions are operational. Sample Company has defined Category 3 functions as follows:
INSERT OTHER FUNCTIONS AS APPROPRIATE
Category 4 - Desirable Functionsare those tasks that are a part of day-to-day business, but could be performed manually, by using personal computers not connected to the network, or independently. Desirable functions can be suspended for more than 30 days, without a significant economic impact on the company. Sample Company has defined these as all other functions of the business
INSERT DESIRABLE FUNCTIONS AS APPROPRIATE
II. Restoration by Functional Areas
INSERT DESCRIPTION HERE
Backup Restoration Testing
INSERT DESCRIPTION OF BACKUP RESTORATION PROCESS HERE
Management of Application Media
Workstation Standards
The user environment is composed of INSERT DESCRIPTION based workstations from various vendors.
Standard Workstation Configuration
The Sample Company workstation configuration is subject to change. The following is a current standard workstation configuration for replacement in an emergency situation.
INSERT CURRENT STANDARD WORKSTATION CONFIGURATION
Printer Standards
INSERT CURRENT STANDARD PRINTER CONFIGURATION(S)
Power Requirements and Protection
INSERT CURRENT STANDARD UPS CONFIGURATION(S)
Security
IT will restore all replacement units to provide for password protection.
Electronic Mail
In the event of a Level 3 failure of the Sample Company electronic mail server, the ISP mail services provider will be notified to hold mail until a backup server is restored.
In the event of a Level 4 failure of the Sample Company electronic mail server, IT will “failover” to hosted services provided by the ISP until such time as regular services are restored.
Restoration of [Insert Department Name(s)]
Staff Responsibilities – Assignments
INSERT RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND ASSIGNMENTS HERE
· Description of Operating Environment
· File Restoration Procedures for Core Applications
· File Restoration for User Work Files
· List of Required Forms Stored Off-Site
· List of Form Vendors for Reorders
· List of Employee Contact Information
· List of Key Contacts (Vendors, Suppliers, Customers)
· List of Critical Documents Stored at Primary Place of Business
REPEAT RESTORATION PROCEDURES FOR EACH DEPARTMENT
End of Sample Business Contingency Plan
