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The methodology used to
develop the plans, emphasize the following key points:
Providing management with a comprehensive understanding of the total
effort required to develop and maintain an effective recovery plan;
Obtaining commitment from appropriate management
to support and participate in the effort;
Defining recovery requirements from the
perspective of business functions;
Documenting the impact of an extended loss to
operations and key business functions;
Focusing appropriately on disaster prevention and
impact minimization, as well as orderly recovery;
Selecting project teams that ensure the proper
balance required for plan development;
Developing a contingency plan that is
understandable, easy to use and easy to maintain;
Defining
how contingency planning considerations must be integrated into
ongoing business planning and system development processes in
order for the plan to remain viable over time.
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