If you said April 1st, you'd be wrong. It will start on March 11. If you said it will end on October 28th, you'd be wrng. It will end on November 4th So,...
I suspect my understanding is flawed but need some help regarding RTO and disaster declaration. Here is my reasoning. An RPO it the point in time to which you...
See Gartner's take on this issue at http://www.continuitycentral.com/news03042.htm Thx David (David Honour) ... Portal Publishing Ltd Postal address: Portal...
Jerry RTO and RPO are merely to assist in the "racking and stacking" of functions and requirements for recovery. I suggest continuing the BIA analysis to...
You have RPO right. However, RTO is the desired recovery time objective. Your exercises validate if this is achievable. Some companies use this to gage when...
An important consideration of RTO is 'when does the clock start ticking'. For an RTO of 24hrs the recovery clock probably only starts once someone has declared...
mick.chittenden@...
Feb 5, 2007 12:45 pm
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Is anyone familiar with the certififcation courses offered http://www.brcci.org/index.htm versus BCI or DRII certification? Thanks Roy...
RTO and RPO are usually determined through the performance of a Business Impact Assessment (BIA). In the BIA business critical functions that must be recovered...
In my business continuity experience (3 years), there is no fixed criteria for declaring a disaster, it is better to make some definitions and agreements...
As there seems to be some confusion on this point, where I thought there would be none, I offer my brief take on RPO and RTO. RPO is correctly stated as...
yes, I am an instructor for IBCT and they offer the CBRM certification through brcci. what would you like to know? plz email me direct at rcohen@... ...
Kathleen has spent some time violently agreeing with me. We need to be clear about what RTO actually means. Ask many IT depts and you will find they have an...
mick.chittenden@...
Feb 6, 2007 11:29 am
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I completely agree with Kathleen's statements and will reiterate a few key points she made and add a comment: "RPO refers to that point in past time to which...
I take it from our discussions that RTO and RTP are not as readily recognized within Business Continuity for other sectors and services, e.g. manufacturing. I...
It is usually the case that RTO is measured from the time of declaration, as the criteria for making a disaster declaration may be vague, or persons authorized...
There are some mitigators. For instance if the initial damage assessment team cannot accurately assess the damage within those parameters, a disaster should...
The DRII definition of RTO - starts at time of disruption. In practice, most businesses will go from the point of declaration because of the mitigators. As was...
Does anyone have any good / unusual ideas for raising awareness during BC Awareness week in March? In the past we have left this to individual business units...
mark.raker@...
Feb 7, 2007 9:58 am
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Dear All (in the group) Three incidents in three days! My first impression is that all were on a department charging the citizens (e.g. DVLA, Capita that works...
DamanDev.Sood@...
Feb 7, 2007 11:23 am
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Hi Mark, How about a BCM related quiz................relate it to your own companies situation............ This has worked well in the past. If the budget can...
Paul.Butcher@...
Feb 7, 2007 11:23 am
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How about an SMS cascade Best Regards Alan Lloyd Everyone is going SMS mad, but don't you find phone keypads too fiddly and no use for texting groups of...
One extra thing we are doing this year in addition to the usual
awareness plugs is to say 'Thank you' to our BCP reps who we constantly
cajole and nag all year...
Celebrate by letting everyone in your organisation work-at-home for the week. This will test the communications infrastructure as well as the BRP plans that...
At one employer where I worked a few years ago we had a combined Security Awareness and Business Continuity Awareness expo for a day. We co-opted the training...
If you have the budget, golf shirts with a BCP logo on the breast for those folks can really enhance their ownership and pride in what they do to keep the...
For those on this list who are involved with pandemic planning for companies operating in Asia, I have a few questions regarding isolation rooms, sequestering,...
Dear All I am sure you all are aware of this. And this was far from being a danger to human beings. But in between two vets/ workers who dealt with this ...
DamanDev.Sood@...
Feb 8, 2007 12:48 pm
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Phil' post got my attention. Open days and other events have the effect of raising the level of awareness. And, awareness precedes behaviour change. Why did...
As to Point 1) If you are going to have a room for sequestering those in need, have you checked the HVAC system. No need to keep them in the building if you...
You may find interesting & infuriating a print add from Roche (makers of Tamiflu)in this weeks USA edition of Newsweek. It is a picture of a woman lying in bed...
