Disaster Recovery Plan

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Critical Business Function Analysis & Prioritization
- Mapping critical business functions to applications
- Mapping applications to technologies (platforms, LANs/WANs, data storage, imaging, EDI, etc.)
- Impact of business cycle on prioritization (end of month, quarter-end, year-end, etc.)
- Strategy for regular update and review
- Clear statement of risk assumption
- Definition of minimum acceptable level of service and detailed actions to get to that level
- Management participation and signoff on prioritization recommendations

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INTRODUCTION
Purpose
[State what the IT Recovery plan is designed to do and who is to be served by it.]

Scope
[State the intended the location, environment, and situation where the IT Recovery Plan, is to operate. Please note that if your business unit has business processes in multiple buildings or locations, you will need separate IT Recovery plans for each building/location/process OR you will need to clearly specify in your IT Recovery plan which elements apply to which building/location/process.]

SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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Introduction
- Purpose
- Applicability
- Scope
- Critical Business Functions
- Planning Principles
- Assumptions
- Prerequisites
- Backup Site
- Alternative Back-up Sites

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Training and Testing
- Identify scope, timeline, and requirements for training.
- Determine training needs for each participant group (ERT, CMT, damage assessment, IT, etc.).
- Develop training approach (may use testing methods for training, see item 6).
- Develop training objectives.