Disaster Recovery Planning - IT Systems
Our typical approach to the development of Disaster Recovery
Plans consists of five phases:
- Diagnostic Survey
- Business Continuity Management Plan (BCM) development
- Staff Training
- Plan Validation: Drills and Exercises
- Program Effectiveness Evaluation & Monitoring
PHASE 1: Diagnostic Survey
The diagnostic survey consists of issues analysis, risk identification
and assessment of potential disaster situations. The scope
of our consulting is limited to the areas listed below, concentrating
on current initiatives.
- Current Disaster Recovery Plan/Program Review
- Corporate Office Capabilities (Assignment
of Responsibility)
- Identification of Resources (Internal, External)
- Categorization of Potential Issues, Risks,
Crisis Situations
- Communications Systems (including media and
security systems)
- Current Level of Training
- Interface Mechanisms
PHASE 2: Disaster Recovery Plan Development
Our approach is to:
- Develop draft Disaster Recovery Plan materials.
- Review the draft materials with key personnel.
- Prepare final Disaster Recovery Plan materials.
PHASE 3: Key Staff Training
We assist our clients in the development and implementation
of key staff training based on the Disaster Recovery Plan
developed in Phase 2, as follows:
- Develop draft Training Program.
- Review the draft material with key personnel.
- Develop final Training Program.
- Schedule and Conduct Training (as mutually
agreed upon with client).
PHASE 4: Plan Validation: Drills and Exercises
We assist our clients to assure that the Disaster Recovery
Plan has been thoroughly tested through the development and
implementation of a comprehensive drill and exercise program,
as follows:
- Develop draft Drill Scenarios.
- Review the draft material with key personnel.
- Develop final Drill Scenarios.
- Develop draft Drill Participant
- Controller, Evaluator Training Program.
- Review the draft material with key personnel.
- Develop Drill Participant, Controller, Evaluator
final Training Program.
- Schedule and Conduct Drill Participant,
Controller, Evaluator Training (as mutually agreed upon
with the client).
- Schedule and Conduct Drills and Exercises
(as mutually agreed upon with the client).
PHASE 5: Program Effectiveness Evaluation and Monitoring
Upon completion of the initial four phases of the Disaster
Recovery Plan program, we assist our clients through periodic
third party assessment and monitoring of the effectiveness
of the Disaster Recovery Plan, Level of Training and Plan
Validation process. Our assessment criteria are custom fitted
to each client. The criteria for "All Hazards" preparedness
are based upon the evaluation of nine Essential Element of
Analysis (EEA). These are:
- Administration (Disaster Recovery Plan and
Supporting Materials)
- Incident Management/Response Organization
- Training and Retraining Program
- Disaster Recovery Facilities and Equipment
- Disaster Recovery Plan Implementing Procedures
- Coordination with External Agencies/States/Governments
- Plan Validation: Drills and Exercises
- Communications
- Ongoing Hazard/Vulnerability Evaluation
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