Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals

Appendix E Business Continuity Checklist

The business continuity phase follows the disaster recovery phase and is focused on resuming business operations. Operations are not normalized or fully restored during this phase but initial business operations, including those deemed mission-critical, are initiated during this phase. At the end of the business continuity phase, normal business operations should resume, which signals the transition out of the BC/DR plan and back into normal operations.

Resuming Work

Work may be resumed on a limited basis in the original building or work location if it can be occupied after the disruption or disaster. If not, an alternate work site (AWS) should have been set up during the disaster recovery phase if ...