Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Chapter 8: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - BCP Project Components

Scope of the project: Important to note that the scope of such a project is not as clear as it might appear. Big companies usually only outline the scope of a BCP for large threats.

BCP Policy: The framework of the BCP. Outlines the actual purpose of the BCP and helps people understand how it is important and why it is so important.

Project Management: SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is useful here. Each objective of the BCP can be analyzed using this method and is potentially very helpful when designing and implementing a BCP.

Business Continuity Planning Requirements: Companies need to identify the real threats that are there and not ignore them. Failure to do so could lead to greater consequences. The "That will never happen to us" attitude can be detrimental to an organization.

Business Impact Analysis (BIA): Data is collected about business functions is examined and prioritized. A company does this to see which are most critical and valuable in case of a disaster.

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