Business Continuity Planning

It is important to remember that a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is more than recovery of the technology; it is a recovery of all critical business operations after a disruption, no matter how big or small.

The information collected in the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is used to develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

A Thorough Business Continuity Plan Should:

• Determine Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
• Determine Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).
• Document strategies and procedures to maintain, resume, and recover critical business functions and processes.
• Document procedures to execute the plan’s priorities for critical vs. non-critical functions, services and processes.

The Business Continuity Plan Should Be:

• Written and disseminated so that various groups of staff can implement in a timely manner.
• Specific regarding what conditions should prompt implementation of the plan.
• Specific regarding what immediate steps should be taken during a disruption.
• Flexible to respond to unanticipated threat scenarios and changing conditions.
• Focused on how to get the business up and running in the event that a specific facility or function is disrupted, rather that on the precise nature of the disruption.
• Effective in minimizing service disruptions and financial loss.

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