Business Recovery Planning Guides
Table of Contents for Each Guide

ORGANIZING THE PROJECT
 Provides the tools you need to assess what vulnerabilities your organization faces today and the materials you need to set up the entire project.

CONTENTS:

  • Conducting An Initial Assessment
  • Identifying Vulnerabilities
  • Analyzing Risks
  • Defining The Overall Project
  • Determining What To Document
  • Developing Project Activities
  • Creating Activity Charts
  • Identifying Resources
  • Obtaining Approval

FORMS: (included in guide)

  • Initial Assessment
  • Risk Analysis
  • Key Executives Document Outline
  • Company Plan Outline
  • Department Plan Outline
  • Work Group Plan Outline
  • Project Overview
  • Disaster Probability Inventory
  • Location Plan Outline
  • Documentation Activities Chart
  • Implementation Activities Charts
  • Testing Activities Chart

PREPARING PLANS

Walks you through all the steps to document and assemble effective business recovery plans.

CONTENTS:

  • Building Planning Assumptions
  • Setting Up Emergency Executive Committees
  • Defining Roles and Responsibilities
  • Identifying Needed Resources
  • Addressing Policy Issues
  • Protecting Vital Records
  • Developing Mutual Aid Policies
  • Creating Emergency Processes
  • Preparing Key Documents
  • Identifying Emergency Operations Center Functions..and much more!

FORMS (included in guide)

  • Planning Assumptions
  • Vital Functions Planning Form
  • Critical Functions Form
  • EOC Master Function List
  • EOC Supplies List
  • Building Information Form
  • Critical Functions Form
  • First Meeting Agenda
  • Business Recovery Functions
  • EOC Vital Functions Form
  • EOC Contact Lists for Members, Alternates & Support Staff

IMPLEMENTING PLANS
 Helps you prepare everyone and every location.

CONTENTS:

  • Creating the Strategy
  • Preparing Each Location
  • Setting up EOC’s
  • Preparing Your Executives
  • Training all Employees
  • Creating an Ongoing Process

FORMS (Included in guide)

  • Hazards Checklist - Equipment
  • Hazards Checklist - Electrical
  • Hazards Checklist - Mechanical
  • Hazards Checklist - Exterior
  • Employee Coverage Agenda
  • Planning Issues Form
  • Vital Functions Planning Form
  • Shelter Staff Functions
  • Shelter Selection Checklist
  • Master Shelter Supplies List
  • EOC Functions Checklist

TESTING PLANS
 Guides you through designing, performing, and critiquing exercises.

CONTENTS:

  • Why Test your Plans?
  • Defining an Exercise Program
  • Designing Exercises
  • Conducting Effective Exercises
  • Evaluating the Tests
  • Creating Change

FORMS (included in guide)

  • Exercise Message Form
  • Scenario Observation Form
  • Support Role Evaluation Form
  • Damage Tracking Form
  • Participant Problem Log
  • Action Items Tracking Form
  • Sequence of Events Form
  • Master Schedule Form
  • Simulator Evaluation Form
  • Communication Evaluation
  • Remote Location Observation