Hi members, What are your thoughts of having seperate plans for each business unit/department within an organization. What basic elements will the plan...
I think that is the _only_ way to go (see http://johnglennmbci.com/MiniOne.html, :Planning approach: One plan or many minis). This idea allows individual...
... the ... given to ... information ... dept. ... Your ability to provide a plug in template would depend on the functions performed by each business unit. If...
In full agreement with John. We have always done it this way. Thanks & Regards Daman Dev Sood, ABCI Global Business Continuity Manager Xansa B38, Sector 1,...
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It depends on the business. Some businesses have different departments that have their own very distinct functions and requirements. In such cases it can make...
Hi, In organisations I have worked in, in the past and including my present employers we have used separate plans for each business unit and even in some cases...
Hi, The way I have done is to have one Master BCP or Crisis Management Plan with individual BU BC Plans. The template is the same for all BUs. The difference ...
Hi, We are an IT service organization and the way we look at this is in 3 levels: 1) level 1 - master bcp document giving essential guidelines for all...
Hi NAK, I think you need to have a layered approach to this. You would require a BC Plan for the entire premises.Thos would essentially cover all Busness units...
Hi We have multiple buildings throughout Scotland. Each building has its own BCP. Each building has several BUs - some BUs occupy more than one building. Each...
Guys, thanks for all your inputs and constructive models... I am trying to keep things very simple from the start only going for ABCD... not till Z. Adpoting a...
Joanne - I'd recommend doing the business unit BIA and then using the info from that analysis determine the recovery prioritization (RTOs, RPOs), IT staffing,...
Guys, What are the pros and cons of the follwing; 1. Having inhouse BC facility (owned) 2. Outsourcing BC facility (service provider) 3. Sharing BC facility...
Dear Nisar, Here are my thoughts on your question about a backup facility: 1. An in-house facility located at another company site, appropriately secured and...
In a message dated 5/10/2007 4:53:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time, nisarahmedk@... writes: Guys, What are the pros and cons of the follwing; 1. Having...
Absolutely concur with Kathleen. Re in-house back-up * you have much better control over security (sensitive files and even access to the data center) * you...
Hi, In addition to kathleen's mail, If your org does not have an alternate site (location) and your org is concerned about CAPEX, then having BC facility from...
Why would you relo staff? Unless something is very sensitive or esoteric, you _should_ be able to use local talent, BUT you need excellent, simple language...
Hello everyone, As some might remember, about a month ago I posted a message here asking for resources on the topic of BC and DR to help me with my thesis on...
I hate to say it, but you're probably correct. Unless you put some spice around it, you can't get people to take a bite. The best results seem to come from...
I had interesting conversation with one of my users today. She said that she liked the term 'disaster recovery.' It had sense of immediacy and action to...
... Sometimes there is nothing left worth restoring or is in such bad shape it would take many months or even years to restore. When I was in earthquake...
Usually that (determining not to restore/recover) is determined during the Business Impact/Rick analyses and falls under the category of "absorbable risks"- a...
RTO and RPO should be determined by a Business Impact analysis, and should reflect the requirements of the business. Many factors other than direct financial...
I thought I read something, somewhere about taking the Incident Command System and putting it into a corporate system structure. Any thoughts NOW that my...
We've all had to create and distribute laminated cards to our users, and we've all had to deal with the hassles. Our purchasing manager showed up a very tough...
Does anyone have a Data Center / Data Closet design or checklist? I'd like to compare our efforts with others on the list. I don't need company names, but am...
Hi everyone, I am currently writing an article on 'BC Quality Management' and wondered whether it would be interesting for group members to share ways in which...
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