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First, identify the top ten
disasters and analyze their impact on your business. Your
analysis should cover effects on communications with suppliers
and customers, the impact on operations, and disruption on key
business processes. You should complete this pre-study in
advance of the disaster recovery planning process, knowing that
it will require additional verification during the planning
process.
The following are examples of
possible disasters: fire, storm, water, earthquake, chemical
accidents, nuclear accidents, war, terrorist attacks and other
crime, cold winter weather, extreme heat, airplane crash (loss
of key staff), and avalanche. The possibility of each scenario
depends on factors such as geographical location and political
stability.
Note: Most
disasters are caused by fire and we therefore recommend you
start with fire as your first case study.
Assess the impact of a disaster
on your business from both a financial and physical
(infrastructure) perspective by asking the following questions:
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How
much of the organization's or your resources could be lost?
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What are the total costs?
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What efforts are required to
rebuild?
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How long will it take to
recover?
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What is the overall impact to
time, cost, resources?
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How are customers affected,
what is the impact on them?
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How much will it affect your
profit margin?
Reference:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/63/disrec.html |
