Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

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Class – Please select a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for any selected scenario. You can choose any organization's plan or create your own.


1. Describe the key elements of the Disaster Recovery Plan to be used in case of a disaster and the plan for testing the DRP.

2. Briefly discuss the internal, external, and environmental risks, which might be likely to affect the business and result in loss of the facility, loss of life, or loss of assets. Threats could include weather, fire or chemical, earth movement, structural failure, energy, biological, or human.

3. Of the strategies of shared-site agreements, alternate sites, hot sites, cold sites, and warm sites, identify which of these recovery strategies is most appropriate for your selected scenario and why.

4. For each testing method listed, briefly describe each method and your rationale for why it will or will not be included in your DRP test plan.

• Include at least Eight (8) reputable sources.
• Your paper should be 1,000-to-1,250-words, and written in APA Style.

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Disaster Recovery Plan

A disaster recovery plan is an important aspect of any business enterprise that values its
assets and the continuity of service to its consumers. It provides the blueprint for the effective
business come back after a tragedy has occurred on a scale that necessitates full or partial
business shutdown (Badura & Butler, 1997). For such a critical business aspect to be well done,
it must have certain elements and address certain areas of the business. This paper discusses the
various elements of a business disaster recovery plan and the various tests that can help
strengthen the plan and make it as foolproof as possible.
One of the key elements of a sound business disaster recovery plan is the communication
plan (McGuinn, 2009). Communication is important in a business enterprise, whether during
normal operations, in times of a disaster, or during the recovery efforts. A sound communication
plan should have clear protocols that apply when the business is running normally, when it is in
distress and when it is in the recovery phase. The plan enables the stakeholders involved in the
recovery process to communicate and coordinate the segments they are in charge of so that the
plan can be implemented successfully.
The second key aspect of the plan is a risk assessment matrix or plan (Iverson, 2013). It is
important for an organization to be able to assess the risks that may be associated with a
particul...


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