Business Continuity Plan Components And Sequencing Description Page 16

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Business Continuity Plan Overview
Existing BC Plan Layout
Roles and Responsibilities
Management Recovery Team
Management Team
1.
Appoints a business recovery coordinator to oversee plan development,
Planning Tasks
maintenance and testing activities.
Confirms the essential business functions and acceptable “downtime” for each
2.
function as identified by the business impact analysis.
3.
Accepts the risk for exposures, which they elect not to address, that have been
identified in business impact studies or by internal and/or external auditors.
4.
Approves all alternate site decisions for the relocation of the business functions.
5.
Reviews business continuity plans to ensure compliance with corporate goals and
priorities.
6.
Sets test objectives; reviews test plans to determine that essential requirements are
met.
7.
Reviews test results and audit reports, ensuring corrective measures are detailed
and actions are taken.
1.
Assesses the level of the disaster.
Recovery Tasks
2.
Activates the disaster recovery plan.
3.
Monitors the recovery process; provides regular reports on recovery status to
appropriate groups i.e., Senior Line Management, Regional Team Representative,
etc.
4.
Approves expenditures relating to recovery process.
Business Recovery Coordinator(s)
Business Recovery Coordinator(s)
1.
Coordinates plan development, maintenance and testing activities.
Planning Tasks
2.
Coordinates the planning activities of the business unit recovery team.
3.
Ensures that business impact analysis are performed and documented to identify the
maximum acceptable time frames in which essential business functions could be
inoperable without jeopardizing the company’s reputation or financial position.
4.
Ensures that all required equipment and facilities are provided at the alternate site.
5.
Determines that all records and resources required to support restoration of essential
business functions, within the appropriate time frames, are available and kept offsite.
6.
Coordinates tests of recovery plan; initiates corrective actions resulting from tests.
7.
Updates business the recovery plans on a periodic basis, or as changes are made to
business functions; distributes updates to those on plan distribution list.
BCM Team Document
Page: 16
Layout of Proposed BCCM Template

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