Fillable Printable Simple Business Continuity Plan Template

Simple Business Continuity Plan Template

Business Continuity Plan

Company Name

Address

Telephone

Last Revision Date

Program Administration

•Definethescope,objectives,andassumptionsofthebusinesscontinuityplan.

Business Continuity Organization

Definetherolesandresponsibilitiesforteammembers.

Identifythelinesofauthority,successionofmanagement,anddelegationofauthority.

Addressinteractionwithexternalorganizationsincludingcontractorsandvendors.

Figure1.ExampleBusinessContinuityTeamOrganizationChart

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Team

(IT, Production, Member NameEmailWork TelephoneHome / Cell Telephone

Support)

Business Impact Analysis

•InsertresultsofBusinessImpactAnalysis

•IdentifyRecoveryTimeObjectivesforbusinessprocessesandinformationtechnology

•IdentifyRecoveryPointObjectivefordatarestoration

Business Continuity Strategies & Requirements

•Insertdetailedprocedures,resourcerequirements,andlogisticsforexecutionofallrecoverystrategies

•Insertdetailedprocedures,resourcerequirements,andlogisticsforrelocationtoalternateworksites

•Insertdetailedprocedures,resourcerequirements,anddatarestorationplanfortherecoveryof

informationtechnology(networksandrequiredconnectivity,servers,desktop/laptops,wirelessdevices,

applications,anddata)

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Manual Workarounds

•Documentallformsandresourcerequirementsforallmanualworkarounds

Incident Management

Defineprocedures:

•Incidentdetectionandreporting

•Alertingandnotifications

•Businesscontinuityplanactivation

•Emergencyoperationscenteractivation

•Damageassessment(coordinationwithemergencyresponse plan)andsituationanalysis

•Developmentandapprovalofanincidentactionplan

Training, Testing & Exercising

•Trainingcurriculumforbusinesscontinuityteammembers

•Testingschedule,procedures,andformsforbusinessrecoverystrategiesandinformationtechnology

recoverystrategies

•Orientation,tabletop,andfull-scaleexercises

Program Maintenance and Improvement

•Schedule,triggers,andassignmentsfortheperiodicreviewofthebusinesscontinuityandITdisaster

recoveryplan

•Detailsofcorrectiveactionprogramtoaddressdeficiencies

Appendix

References to Related Policies & Procedures

•EmergencyResponsePlan

•InformationTechnologyDisasterRecoveryPlan(ifnotincludedinthebusinesscontinuityplan)

•CrisisCommunicationsPlan

•EmployeeAssistancePlan

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Business Continuity Plan

Vendors & Contractors

CompanyContact NameEmergency Business

TelephoneTelephone

Revision History

Revision No.DateDescription of ChangesAuthorization

Plan Distribution & Access

ThePlanwillbedistributedtomembersofthebusinesscontinuityteamandmanagement.Amastercopy

ofthedocumentshouldbemaintainedbythebusinesscontinuityteamleader.

Provideprintcopiesofthisplanwithintheroomdesignatedastheemergencyoperationscenter(EOC).

MultiplecopiesshouldbestoredwithintheEOCtoensurethatteammemberscanquicklyreviewroles,

responsibilities,tasks,andreferenceinformationwhentheteamisactivated.

Anelectroniccopyofthisplanshouldbestoredonasecureandaccessiblewebsitethatwouldallowteam

memberaccessifcompanyserversaredown.

ElectroniccopiesshouldalsobestoredonasecureUSBflashdriveforprintingondemand.

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