Faster Disaster Recovery : The Business Owner's Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan

Intro -- Faster Disaster Recovery -- Contents -- Preface -- Note -- Chapter 1 Business Disaster Defined -- Disaster Timing and Size -- Disaster Types -- Note -- Chapter 2 Why You Need a Plan -- Disasters Occur . . . a Lot -- Disasters Happen Quickly -- Disaster Response Is Expensive -- Impaired Response -- Some Industries Require Them -- Your Reputation and Value Are at Stake -- Additional Reasons -- Why Businesses Fail to Plan -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Business Continuity Planning -- The Five-Step Business Continuity Cycle -- The Business Continuity Planning Process -- Getting Started -- Note -- Chapter 4 Step 1: Obtain Management Support -- Management's Role -- Obtaining Management Support and Approval -- Note -- Chapter 5 Step 2: Assemble a Planning Team -- Role of the Planning Team -- Who to Include -- Organization of the Team -- The First Meeting -- Chapter 6 Step 3: Collect Data -- Identify Your Mission-Critical Functions -- Department Evaluations -- Policies and Procedures -- Regulatory Codes and Requirements -- Useful Documents -- Sample Forms -- Chapter 7 Step 4: Evaluate Operations -- Chapter 8 Step 5: Identify and Evaluate Risks -- Risk Assessment Process -- Step 1: Evaluation of Internal Vulnerabilities -- Step 2: Identification of External Risks -- Step 3: Definition of Risk Tolerance -- Step 4: Evaluation of Threats -- Heat Map -- Impact Evaluation -- Risk Analysis Worksheet -- Step 5: Risk Response -- Step 6: Monitoring -- Three Risk Assessment Methods to Consider -- Employee Surveys -- PESTLE Analysis -- SWOT Analysis -- Assign a Chief Risk Officer -- Chapter 9 Step 6: Determine Recovery Strategies -- Prevention -- Incident Response -- Business Continuation -- Communications During a Disaster -- Information to Include -- Preparation and Coordination -- Notification Systems -- Employee Communications -- Specific Considerations.