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Wallace, Michael; Lawrence Webber

Wallace, Michael; Lawrence Webber

THE DISASTER RECOVERY HANDBOOK: A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN TO ENSURE BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND PROTECT VITAL OPERATIONS, FACILITIES, AND ASSETS

THE DISASTER RECOVERY HANDBOOK: A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN TO ENSURE BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND PROTECT VITAL OPERATIONS, FACILITIES, AND ASSETS

New York

American Management Association

2011

FF: Management > Recovery

978-0-8144-1613-6

LCCN: 2010010633 Second Edition CD ROM missing. Borrower failed to return with book 2/18/15. Contents: Getting Started: Overview of the Project Building the Business Case: Measuring the Impact on the Business Evaluating Risk: Understanding What Can Go Wrong Selecting a Strategy: Setting th eDirection Build an Interim Plan: Don't Just Sit There, Do Something Writing the Plan: Getting It Down on Paper Administrative Plan: Orchestrating the Recovery Crisis Management Plan: Minimizing the Damage Technical Recovery Plan: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again Work Area Recovery Plan: Getting the Office Up and Running Pandemic Plan Emergency Operations Center: Take Control of the Situation Testing Your Plans: Test, Test, Test Electrical Service: Keeping the Juice Flowing Telecommunications and Networking: Your Connection to the World Vital Records Recovery: Covering Your Assets Data: Your Most Irreplaceable Asset Workstations: The Weakest Link Customers: Other People to Worry About Suppliers: Collateral Damage Fire: Burning Down the House Human Resources: Your Most Valuable Asset Heatlh and Safety: Keeping Everyone Healthy Terrorism: The Wrath of Man

Katrina, 9/11, and the BP oil spill are the kinds of deep-impact disasters that every company dreads. But even everyday threats a roof collapsing, a computer network failing, a gas truck toppling over on the highway and shutting down distribution lines can seriously disrupt operations, sometimes permanently. Disaster preparation isnt a nice-to-have; its an imperative. The Disaster Recovery Handbook is your all-in-one toolkit for surviving any potential danger by building a comprehensive recovery plan that spells out exactly what to do, when, and by whom. With a practical, reality-based focus, the book emphasizes getting critical business functions up and running as quickly as possible, and supplies step-by-step instructions and project management tools for making it happen. Youll find guidelines on how to: Gather a top-notch team of knowledgeable coworkers, and clarify both the scope of the project and specific tasks and deadlines. Identify all of the probable threats that could disrupt your business, and use that information to create a complete risk assessment picture that pinpoints vulnerabilities. Select a recovery strategy for quickly restoring vital business functions to a serviceable level, a step that vastly reduces the risk of catastrophe shutting down your doors. Write a clear, complete recovery plan for your organization or customize one fo the four plans supplied on the accompanying CD. Prepare instructions for salvaging a crippled IT system, or any vital technical function from restoring a single piece of machinery to maintaining a customer service call center during a disaster. Safeguard your irreplaceable data, which can be lost or compromised from factors such as server failures, fire, user errors, or a security breach. Plus much more. All-new chapters provide an overview of project management essentials to ensure your plan is a success, guidelines for effective communication in the early stages of a disaster, instructions on writing disaster recovery plans for every vital business function, tips for mitigating the effect of widespread pandemic, and more. Packed with forms and checklists on the companion CD, helpful what to do sidebars, and recommended strategies for specific scenarios, the second edition of The Disaster Recovery Handbook is your one-stop guide for both avoiding potential trouble and recovering quickly when disaster strikes.

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Disaster Recovery ; Disaster Preparedness ; Mitigation ; Economics ;