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Easy to Navigate, Automatic Table of Contents

Finding your way around your new plan is
simple.

We've included a table-of-contents and
table-of-figures that is linked to all the headings
and images within the template.

So, once you've made your changes to the
template simply right-click the table-of-contents
and select 'update table' and it's ready to go
...simple and easy!

 

Scope and Crisis Timeline

'A picture says a thousand words' - we've
included diagrams in all the important parts of
the template.

The timeline diagram helps eliminate problems
that can develop if key elements and concepts
of the plan are buried in pages & pages of text.

We hope you never have to go through an
actual disaster,  but if you do, you can rest
easy knowing that your plan is concise and
easy to follow.

Key Contacts Section

Easily the most important part of the plan -
the contact details section.

This is the part of the plan that contains all the
contact information of all people and suppliers
involved in activating or testing your plan.

We've broken the contacts section in to logical
areas to help you capture all the key
participants.

To help simplify using the plan in an
emergency, and also when keeping your plan
up to date, all of the contact details are located
in one easy to find section.

Action Lists

In an emergency you don't want to be wasting
valuable time trying to decide who is going to
what!

We've include multiple action lists for all the
normal parts of most business (Management,
Finance, Operations, Sales, Facilities etc)

The action lists include details of the task to be
completed, who is responsible for the task, what
resources are required to complete the task, and
how long the specific task expected to take.

Management Structure

Who's in charge?  That's a key question you
need to be able to immediately answer in an
emergency.

The template includes organizational charts for
your recovery and continuity teams.

It's rare that all the position in a company are
required during an emergency.  Here you'll find
all the key positions and suggested alternatives
if the primary person is not available.

Detailed & Concise Process maps

So how do all the actions and tasks fit together?

We've included detailed process maps that
clearly illustrate all the steps, decision points,
inputs and outputs that are typical in recovery
and continuity operations.

 

Resumption Process

So what happens after the dust settles?

Resumption planning is the process that takes
place after after you've recovered your critical
business operations.

Resumption planning is what takes place in order
to resume business-as-usual activities.

Resumption planning is required by most
auditing standards worldwide.

Communicating the Plan

Any plan is useless if no one knows it exists!

We've included this handy Microsoft Power Point
presentation that will enable you to present the
key parts of the plan to any audience.

It comes with easy to follow notes to let you talk
through the presentation or you can even publish the presentation on your company Intranet.

FREE BONUS #1

Testing and Exercising the Plan

Practice makes perfect!  We remember what
it was like running disaster recovery and
business continuity exercises and tests for the
first few times,  that's why we created this template.

This template is packed full of tasks for
even the most comprehensive exercise or test,
and whatever parts you don't need,
just simply delete them!

More information about testing and exercising
can be found here

FREE BONUS #2

Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire

What is really important to your business?

This questionnaire demystifies all the facets of
conducting a Business Impact Analysis. It guides
you through the normally complicated task of
extracting the right information when
determining appropriate recovery objectives for
your business. More info>>

FREE BONUS #3

Threat and Risk Assessment Template
 

This assessment will guide you through the
normally complicated task of clearly
understanding, and documenting the risks to
your business and also assist you determine appropriate control and mitigation measures. More info>>

More information about conducting threat & risk
assessments can be found here

FREE BONUS #4

Influenza Pandemic BCP (Swine / Bird Flu)

In view of the threat posed by the Swine Flu
virus the WHO (World Health Organization)
recommends urgent action be taken.

This documents sets out the activities
that should be undertaken to help prepare
for this and the next influenza pandemic. More info>>

FREE BONUS #5

Table-Top Exercise Plan (Plan Walk-through)

Exercising and testing your plan is the best way
to make sure it will perform as expected in in an
actual disaster.  Because most businesses never
stop,  it can difficult to arrange live simulations

This template provides you the information and
framework to easily and simply conduct desktop
walkthroughs of your Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery Plan. More info>>