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2015 Planning: BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

2015 Planning:  BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

Well, we’re now shoulder deep in planning and strategies after 4, likely very eye opening, phases.   It’s time to practice what we’ve preached and worked so very hard to accomplish to this point. To recap we’ve: Figured out what a disaster means to the company and what constitutes a disaster in the first place Aligned business...

2015 Planning: BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

2015 Planning:  BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

Now that we know which events can put us out of business, or at least delay operations for some undetermined amount of time, it’s time to see what parts of your business are affected by each of those disasters defined in Phase 1. Now, here is where the next big level of work goes into creating your BCP.  Phase 2 deals explicitly with identifying which...

2015 Planning: BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

2015 Planning:  BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

I know I wrote that ‘Recover or Resume’ was the question….but the what’s the question that supports the need to begin with? WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISASTER in the first place? This is what Phase 1 is all about in this process.  Now remember what I said, EVERY business needs to plan for this.  EVERY business will do this differently and at...

BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

Well, we’re now shoulder deep in planning and strategies after 4, likely very eye opening, phases.   It’s time to practice what we’ve preached and worked so very hard to accomplish to this point. To recap we’ve: Figured out what a disaster means to the company and what constitutes a disaster in the first place Aligned business...

BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

Now that we know which events can put us out of business, or at least delay operations for some undetermined amount of time, it’s time to see what parts of your business are affected by each of those disasters defined in Phase 1. Now, here is where the next big level of work goes into creating your BCP.  Phase 2 deals explicitly with identifying which...

BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

I know I wrote that ‘Recover or Resume’ was the question….but the what’s the question that supports the need to begin with? WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISASTER in the first place? This is what Phase 1 is all about in this process.  Now remember what I said, EVERY business needs to plan for this.  EVERY business will do this differently and at...

BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

BCP – Phase 5 – Implement and Test!

Well, we’re now shoulder deep in planning and strategies after 4, likely very eye opening, phases.   It’s time to practice what we’ve preached and worked so very hard to accomplish to this point. To recap we’ve: Figured out what a disaster means to the company and what constitutes a disaster in the first place Aligned business...

BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

BCP – Phase 2 – Risky Business!

Now that we know which events can put us out of business, or at least delay operations for some undetermined amount of time, it’s time to see what parts of your business are affected by each of those disasters defined in Phase 1. Now, here is where the next big level of work goes into creating your BCP.  Phase 2 deals explicitly with identifying which...

BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

BCP – Phase 1 – Getting started

I know I wrote that ‘Recover or Resume’ was the question….but the what’s the question that supports the need to begin with? WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISASTER in the first place? This is what Phase 1 is all about in this process.  Now remember what I said, EVERY business needs to plan for this.  EVERY business will do this differently and at...