Rothstein Associates Inc.

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROGRAM SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
(WITH CD-ROM)
by Edmond D. Jones

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Published by The Rothstein Catalog On Disaster Recovery.
In stock for immediate shipment.

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Contains over 375 questions to accomplish an internal assessment of your business
continuity program.

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This book contains a comprehensive set of questions assess the status of an organization's
business continuity program. The questions may be used by a new or experienced business
continuity planner to assess the overall program to determine those areas needing work. The
same checklists can be used by internal or external audit or by others having a responsibility
for evaluating an organization's business continuity program.

The questions cover the major aspects of the typical business continuity program:
- Policy
- Business Impact Assessment
- Recovery Strategies
- Plan Phases
- Outsourced Functions
- Off-Site Storage
- Training

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Checklists
Policy
Business Impact Assessment (BIA)
Recovery Strategies
Disaster Response
Plan for Continuity and Recovery
Plan for Restoration
Post Restoration
Plan Exercises
Plan Maintenance and Distribution
Training
Other
Outsourced Business Functions
Outsourced Information Systems Operations
Associate Benefits
Backup and Recovery

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

EDMOND D. JONES is certified as a Master Business Continuity Planner
(MBCP) by
the Disaster Recovery Institute, International. His involvement with continuity planning began
in 1964 and continued throughout his 20-year military career. This experience included
planning for various types of organizations, including data processing organizations.
Working in the commercial sector since 1985, he has assisted 100's of businesses in the
United States and Canada in defining and establishing their business continuity programs
and plans. Mr. Jones has been an instructor for the Disaster Recovery Institute, International;
assisted in development of the Institute's Professional Practices; and, was responsible for
designing the review course for candidates preparing for the MBCP examination. In
addition, Mr. Jones was one of the first members of the Disaster Recovery Institute to be
elected to serve on the Institute's Certification Board. Mr. Jones has had articles published
in
the Disaster Recovery Journal and been an expert source for articles in ComputerWorld and
the Law Office Administrator.

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Published by THE ROTHSTEIN CATALOG ON DISASTER RECOVERY.
In stock for immediate shipment.

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2001, 43 pages plus CD-ROM. Order #DR522, $89.00.
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