Name
Strayer University
Entertainment and Event Production Company Contingency Planning
CIS 349 - Information Technology Audit and Control
Task 15: Entertainment and Event Production Company Contingency Planning
Create a fictional entertainment and event production company specializing in live concerts and
large-scale events.
Describe the organization's primary functions, event logistics, and potential threats, such as
natural disasters, artist cancellations, and public health emergencies.
Write a 10-15 page paper discussing the importance of contingency planning for event
production companies and how it ensures the safety of attendees and business continuity.
1. Develop a contingency plan for the entertainment and event production company,
covering BIA, IRP, DRP, and BCP components.
2. Detail policies and procedures related to event cancellation, ticket refunds, and crowd
management during emergencies.
3. Explain the processes for implementing and testing the contingency plan, including
emergency response drills and crisis communication strategies.
4. Create a hypothetical scenario involving a major outdoor concert disrupted by severe
weather and explain how the contingency plan addresses it, including response and
recovery timelines.
5. Explore ethical concerns related to attendee safety, customer refunds, and artist
relations during event disruptions.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins
on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page
are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Explain risk management in the context of information security.
Develop a disaster recovery plan for an organization.
Summarize the various types of disasters, response and recovery methods.
Compare and contrast the methods of disaster recovery and business continuity.
Explain and develop a business continuity plan to address unforeseen incidents.
Describe crisis management guidelines and procedures.
Describe detection and decision-making capabilities in incident response.
Develop techniques for different disaster scenarios.
Evaluate the ethical concerns inherent in disaster recovery scenarios.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in disaster recovery.
Write clearly and concisely about disaster recovery topics using proper writing
mechanics and technical style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper,
and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200 Entertainment and Event Production Company Contingency Planning
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets
Minimum
Expectation
s
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Provide an overview
of the organization and
indicate why
contingency planning
efforts are needed and
how these efforts could
benefit the business.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or
incompletely
provided an
overview of the
organization and
did not submit or
incompletely
indicated why
contingency
planning efforts
are needed and
how these efforts
could benefit the
business.
Insufficiently
provided an
overview of the
organization
and
insufficiently
indicated why
contingency
planning efforts
are needed
and how these
efforts could
benefit the
business.
Partially
provided an
overview of the
organization
and partially
indicated why
contingency
planning efforts
are needed and
how these
efforts could
benefit the
business.
Satisfactorily
provided an
overview of the
organization
and
satisfactorily
indicated why
contingency
planning
efforts are
needed and
how these
efforts could
benefit the
business.
Thoroughly
provided an
overview of the
organization
and thoroughly
indicated why
contingency
planning efforts
are needed
and how these
efforts could
benefit the
business.
2. Develop a full
contingency plan for
the organization.
Include all subordinate
functions / sub plans,
including BIA, IRP,
DRP, and BCP efforts.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or
incompletely
developed a full
contingency plan
for the
organization. Did
not submit or
incompletely
included all
subordinate
functions / sub
plans, including
BIA, IRP, DRP,
and BCP efforts.
Insufficiently
developed a
full contingency
plan for the
organization.
Insufficiently
included all
subordinate
functions / sub
plans, including
BIA, IRP, DRP,
and BCP
efforts.
Partially
developed a full
contingency
plan for the
organization.
Partially
included all
subordinate
functions / sub
plans, including
BIA, IRP, DRP,
and BCP
efforts.
Satisfactorily
