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RBTC: Business Continuity 101 July 18, 2013
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What is Business Continuity? Scenario Part 1 Why is BC important? What types of plans are needed? How do you create them? Scenario Part 2 Questions
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Business Continuity Defined The ability of an organization to ensure continuity of service, to support its customers and to maintain its viability before, during and after an event.
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Ensure continuity of time- critical business processes Safeguard corporate assets Minimize effects of an interruption Train personnel to handle emergency conditions Purpose of Business Continuity
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Confidential5 Respond vs. React
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Hurricane Derick is powering through the coastal Carolinas. Significant impact is expected – Severe flooding – Power disruptions – Internet disruptions Storm will hit 2 a.m. on Saturday. Scenario 1: How prepared are you?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Pick a representative organization at your table. It is Thursday morning: Based on what you know, would you recommend activating your Emergency Management Team. Who would be on it? What are you top 2 priorities? Do you have resources in place? Scenario 1: What do you do now? USE YOUR TIP CARD
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Exemplar Disruption Timeline Emergency Response Resume Business (Alternate Site) Vital Records Transaction Backlog Resume Business (Home Site) Systems & Applications Recovery Path Business Unit Recovery Path Telecommunications Recovery Path Unplanned Interruption Operating System Restoration Voice Network Restoration Business Unit Relocation Backlog/ Data Synch Application Restoration Manual Operations Data Network Restoration Standalone System Restoration Backlog/ Data Synch
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Why is Business Continuity Important?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Reason #1: Disasters really do occur
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. 43% of businesses that experience a disaster never reopen. 29% of such businesses close within two years, and businesses whose information systems fail due to a disaster lose, on average, 40% of daily revenues. (Contingency Planning & Management) Reason #2 It’s good business Of those businesses that lost their records in a fire, 44% NEVER reopened their doors again, and 30% of those that DID reopen failed to survive beyond three years after the fire. (ARMA)
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© 2011 CMS, Inc. Costs of Downtime
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© 2011 CMS, Inc. What Types of Plans are Needed?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. -- Other (Legal, Secretary, CFO) Disaster Recovery Plan Life Safety Plan -IT RecoveryTeam - HR Crisis Team -Crisis Communications Team -Emergency Response Team Crisis Management Plan Business Process Recovery Plans Four Types of Plans Used at Time of Disaster Tells all staff what to do when specific emergency events happen Identifies senior management team’s roles and actions required to mitigate the impact of crisis Helps to ensure that essential business processes continue following a disaster, determines the “who, where, and when” of recovery Focuses on the recovery of IT systems based on business requirements
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copy © 2011 CMS, Inc. What is the Process for Creating Business Recovery Plans?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Business Recovery Planning Overview Understanding the organization Exercising, maintenance and review Determining Recovery strategies Developing and implementing a response plan Create BCM Framework and Governance
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Where do I go? What do I do today? What do I do in 3 days? What do tell my employees? Who is in charge? – Disaster Declaration Procedures – Emergency Evacuation Procedures – Detailed Task Lists over time (what to do on day 1, day 2, day 3 etc) – Notification Procedures – Contact information for all internal and external dependencies – Recovery locations (primary and secondary) – Team leaders and alternates – Manual workarounds and work procedures This may be the only document the Business Process Manager has at time of disaster Elements of a BRP
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Your recovery strategy should not be a secret….
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Storm stalls: – Severe flooding (impact similar to the Flood of 1985) – Rain expected for another two days – High winds expected to die down by end of Sunday. Scenario Update: Hurricane Derick +24 hrs
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. General infrastructure failure – public services off line. Most CRC buildings are uninhabitable. Power substation in Blacksburg fails – Appalachian Power estimates 10 days until restoration. Gas shortage. Scenario Update: Hurricane Derick +24 hrs
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Assume your building is unavailable, the power is off and your generators will not have enough gas to get through to Monday. Your EMT is already activated. Based on what you know and what plans, procedures and equipment you have in place right now: – Discuss the likely impact of the hurricane on your business. – Discuss your top 2 priorities for recovery What was the most important thing you learned here today? What to do?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Business Continuity Management is not rocket science Business Continuity Management is a process that mitigates and/or reduces risks This is not a project, but rather an on- going process that touches every part of the organization BCM requires the cooperation of all the lines of business Key Take-Aways
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Based on your experience in these exercises: – What worked about your plans? – What could have worked better? – What are some action items you’ll take back to your team? QUESTIONS? What worked? What did not work?
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Copyright CMS© 2011 CMS, Inc. Business Continuity Institute – thebci.org DRII – drii.org FEMA’s preparedness site – ready.gov Helpful Information Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential. - Winston Churchill
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