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such as the development of budgets and recovery procedures. Information Officer: This person is responsible for accessing and sharing data related to business continuity planning. Define planning goals. What do you want to achieve with this program? It's important to understand the end goal, whether it's restoring normal business processes or improving the organization's reputation. When setting goals, you should also consider your budget to understand the resources you will use.
Arrange interviews with key individuals in the department. Executives and upper management Phone Number List have a good bird's eye view of the organization, but business continuity issues occur at all levels of the organization. To get a truly comprehensive (and actually valuable) analysis, you'll need to interview key team members from across the organization. Choose people who understand the ins and outs of their department's operations and understand the importance of their function in the grand scheme of the organization.
You can ask questions like: What is your most important process? What systems or applications are needed to support your operations? How does the department rely on your work in this area? What do you think is our biggest blind spot? What happens if the worst happens? Who will be affected if the worst happens and how? Identify key capabilities and threat types. The above questions can help you gain insight into areas of your business that require maximum business continuity. Prioritize the most critical business functions and threats based on: Likelihood of occurrence, Degree of damage based on impact. Conduct a risk assessment for each area identified. The idea here is to quantify the information you receive during the interview: How long will it take to recover from the critical situation in the area.
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