NTC/411 Week Three Team Assignment: Business Continuity Plan

Comprehensive plan for maintaining business operations during network failures.

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Running head: WEEK THREETEAM ASSIGNMENT:Business Continuity Plan1Week ThreeTeam Assignment:Business Continuity PlanNTC/411For your team’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in response to potential disasters, discuss thecritical aspects of the proposed disaster recovery strategy, including the specificmitigationmeasures that will be implemented to safeguard business operations. Additionally, provide adetailed analysis of the vulnerabilities identified in the physical and technical infrastructure, andhow the BCP addresses these weaknesses. Be sure to outline your recovery phases and explainhow the testing and maintenance phases will ensure the continuity of operations.Word Count Requirement:1000-1200 words

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WEEK THREETEAM ASSIGNMENT:Business Continuity Plan2Week Two Team Assignment: Project OutlineOutline1.Introductiona.Scope/purpose of presentation1)Justification of business continuity planA large number of catastrophic events in the last decadehave demonstrated the alarmingvulnerability of the U.S. and other nations around the globe to terrorist activity and naturaldisasters. Regardless of the predictability of these events, it is imperative in these days toestablish emergency preparedness and response programs to minimize or eliminate the negativeimpact that business disruption may cause. The following set of guidelines is a work in progressand is presented to provide standard procedures to maintain business continuity during Crisis,Emergencies and or Disaster that may negatively affect our normal operation. It is envisioned asa beginning, to establish a foundation from which to build and continuously improve a formalBusiness Continuity Plan (BCP) that will be focused in the safety and security of our employees,prevent infrastructure damages and maintain business continuity while minimizing the impact onour clients, suppliers, partners and/or consultants. Additionally, these guidelines shall providepreventive procedures along with the basic standard procedures for returning to normaloperations following business disruption of any nature.Disaster recovery hasalways beenassociated with a company’sinformation technology systemsmainly the servers, switches and data storage devices.The livelihood of any company is its dataand the need for redundancy,whether inside the same building or at a remote site.The recessionthat has hit us for the last 10 yearscausedmany corporations and small businesstohave had toeliminatethe redundancies that were provided for their data storage because the cost ofmaintaining them was cutting into profits.Threats other than a company’s network can cripplethe company’sgoodwill, reputation and theability to deliver their products to the customer, meetmarket expectation and customers’ demands.Continuity planning needs to meet the needs oftoday’s business, their customers and the entire organization.Business continuity will encompassthe customers’ expectations,theviewsand processof what the customer expectsregardless ofdollar valueand thecritical operations whichthe companymust protect.The protection that isimplemented willinclude mitigation throughthedevelopment ofacontingency plan, disasterrecovery,risk financing activities,andrisk control services.a)Project management and initiationis essential for a company if it plans onsurviving a disaster, the first thing that needs to happen istoconduct a riskanalysis to establish a need for business continuity.Establish aBusinessContinuity Coordinator(BCC)who will ensure business departments understandthe continuityprocess;providesolutions once risks are identified and helpminimize risks. If an incident occurs the BCC will be responsible for the recoveryof businessand critical functions. A work plan will need to be developed that will

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WEEK THREETEAM ASSIGNMENT:Business Continuity Plan3explain the scope, methods, goals and timeline of the plan and then getmanagement approval of the work plan and to proceed with the course of action.b)Recoverystrategies aredriven by a company’s requirements, they are in place torecover acompany’sassetsin the event of adisaster. The recovery strategies willbe predefined and approved bymanagement;it will cover the costs and benefits totechnicalrecovery of business operations, the data center and network, offsitedata storage, supplies and facilities,and end usersand workers.c)Plan design &development will be conductedin response to an initial disaster, itwill covernon-critical business ops, the restoration of operations at the primarysite, return theservices with customers, vendors, emergency responders and themedia.d)Testing, maintenance, awareness & trainingwill beimplemented byconducting astep-by-stepwalk-throughand a review of the business continuity plan bymanagement and theBusiness Continuity Coordinator(BCC), a complete test ofthe planned fail-over from the main site of the secondary site will be conductedalong with where the equipment toreestablishthe network would be located orstored at.With this training you will be able to see howgoodyourpeopleareatexecuting proceduresand see if they are able to bring the network back online.b.The agendais to restore your business capabilities to their original operational capacitydue toa natural disaster like a flood, tornado,fire, hurricane,orearthquake, loss ofpersonnel, loos of AC Power, Breaches of Security.Manmade disasters includevandalism,sabotage, riots,plane crashes,terrorism,andloss of personnel.Basically,anything that destroysordiminishesthe businessesnormal data processingcapabilities.2.Current vulnerabilities & weaknessesa.Physical vulnerabilitieschartRiordan ManufacturingVulnerability Analysis ChartThis analysis considersthe main headquarters inSan Jose, the other locationsUSA andChinaaccording to theirlocations.Type ofDisasterHeadquartersHumanImpactPropertyImpactBusinessImpactInternalResourcesExternalResourcesTotal5 High Impact1 Low Impact5 Weak1 StrongFloodSan Jose,CA.Albany, GA.Pontiac, MI353253353253253
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