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The Four Phases of Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

Here are the main things to consider in this phase: Before you carry out any restoration activities, conduct an assessment of the situation, risks, and impacts of the event. Is there a chance they might be impacted as the event develops? Identify the potential processing impacts at the alternate site.

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

Plan B Consulting

The issue was that as depots operated at about 80% capacity, there wasn’t room for another depot’s worth of parcels and they would become overwhelmed. In the exercise, we simulated the loss of the depot and simulated the staff and vehicles operating from their designated alternative sites.

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

Plan B Consulting

The issue was that as depots operated at about 80% capacity, there wasn’t room for another depot’s worth of parcels and they would become overwhelmed. In the exercise, we simulated the loss of the depot and simulated the staff and vehicles operating from their designated alternative sites.

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Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans

Erwood Group

Another definition from the Federal Continuity Directive 1 is, Continuity Plan is a documented plan that details how an individual organization will ensure it can continue to perform its essential functions during a wide range of events that can impact normal operations. Disruption Specific Assumptions. Any information/records/inventory/etc.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Why did we write this guide? Typical members of a CMT are outlined later in this guide.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. The truth is that many organizations are not ready to deal with unexpected events.