Any organization can use this Disaster Recovery Plan Template suite as a Disaster Planning & Business Continuity Plan (BCP). The Disaster Recovery template suite can help comply with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, FISMA, and ISO 27002. The main sections covered are:
- Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity Plan Template
- Business Resumption Plan examples for depts. Like Accounting, Human resources, etc
- Emergency Mode Operation Plan (EMOP)
- Testing and Revision Plan for DRP & BCP
- Policies and procedures
- Department Disaster Recovery Activation
- Backup Strategies and Plans
- Recovery Strategies
- Training of the Disaster Recovery Team
- Testing of the Disaster Recovery Plan
- Evaluation of the Disaster Recovery Plan Tests
- Maintenance of the Disaster Recovery Plan
The Disaster Recovery Plan Templates comes as a Word & Excel document and has more than 900 pages of content (including examples of different plans 552 pages), which can be easily scaled based on the size of your organization. It is advisable to create a disaster plan based on the worst-case scenario.
- Data Backup Plan Template (18 pages)
- Data Backup Plan Development Guide (11 pages)
- Example Data Backup Plan (19 pages)
- Application Recovery Plan Template (23 pages)
- Application Recovery Plan Development Guide (18 pages)
- Example Application Recovery Plan (23 pages)
- Database Recovery Plan Template (19 pages)
- Database Recovery Plan Development Guide (16 pages)
- Network Recovery Plan Template (20 pages)
- Network Recovery Plan Development Guide (15 pages)
- Disaster Recovery Plan Template (38 pages)
- Disaster Recovery Plan Development Guide (17 pages)
- Example Disaster Recovery Plan (38 pages)
- Server Recovery Plan Template (19 pages)
- Server Recovery Plan Development Guide (15 pages)
- Telecom Recovery Plan Template (19 pages)
- Telecom Recovery Plan Development Guide (17 pages)
- Emergency Mode Operations Plan (EMOP) Template ( 18 pages)
- Emergency Mode Operations Plan Development Guide (11 pages)
- Business Resumption Plan (BRP) Template (16 pages)
- Emergency Mode Operation Planning Standards (38 pages)
- Business
- Resumption Plan (BRP) Template (38 pages)
- Business Resumption Plan Development Guide (14 pages)
- Example Accounting Business Resumption Plan (42 pages)
- Example BIOMED Business Resumption Plan (37 pages)
- Example Corporate Communication Business Resumption Plan (38 pages)
- Example Emergency Services Business Resumption Plan (37 pages)
- Example Facilities & Security Business Resumption Plan (38 pages)
- Example Human Resources Business Resumption Plan (38 pages)
- Example Laboratory Business Resumption Plan (38 pages)
- Example Materials Management Business Resumption Plan (38 pages)
- Example Surgery Business Resumption Plan (36 pages)
- Example Pharmacy Business Resumption Plan (37 pages)
- Testing and Revision Program (18 pages)
- Business Unit Test Plan (16 pages)
- Business Unit Test Plan Development Guide (10 pages)
- Technology Test Plan (18 pages)
- Technology Test Plan Development Guide (10 pages)
- Test Schedule Template (2 pages)
- Test Notification Memo (1 page)
- Types of Tests (1 page)
- Example Business Unit Test Plan (14 pages)
- Example Technology Test Plan (16 pages)
- Example Test Notification Memo (1 page)
- Example Test Schedule (2 pages)
- Business Unit Plan Audit Checklist (16 pages)
- Application Plan Audit Checklist (7 pages)
- Database Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Disaster Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Network Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Server Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Telecom Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Audit Notification Memo (1 page)
- Plan Audit Final Report Template (1 page)
- Example Business Unit Plan Audit Checklist (6 pages)
- Example Audit Notification Memo (1 page)
- Example Plan Audit Final Report (2 pages)
- Example Plan Audit Follow-Up Memo (1 page)
- Contingency Planning Policy (10 pages)
- Disaster Recovery Planning Standard (69 pages)
- Emergency Mode Operation Plan Standards (14 pages)
- Business Resumption Planning Standards (20 pages)
- Testing & Revision Policy(17 pages)
- Testing & Revision Standards (14 pages)
- Data Backup Plan Policy(15 pages)
- Data Backup Standard (8 pages)
- Training & Awareness Standard(7 pages)
- Instructions on how to update all standards(3 pages)
- Types of Contingency Plans (9 pages)
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Data Backup Plan Template
Purpose
The purpose of the Data Backup Plan is to establish and implement procedures to create and maintain retrievable exact copies of electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) and related technology components that are necessary for recovery activities. This document will define the following standards for organization backup processing:
- To provide a standard operating procedure for backup up organizational data
- To provide a standard for labeling backup media
- To provide a standard for data retention
- To provide a standard for offsite storage and retrieval of backup media
The data backup plan allows the organization to meet the availability requirements of different regulatory compliance.
Table of Contents for Data Backup Plan Template
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
COMPLIANCY
INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Responsibilities
Data Backup Requirements
PROCEDURES
Backup Processing
Daily Incremental Backups
Weekly Full Backups
Monthly Full Backups
Daily Replication of Data
TAPES
Scheduling and Backup Media Rotation
Tape Labeling
Retention Cycle
Tape Drive Cleaning
Backup Tape Testing
CONTACT LISTS
Data Backup Vendor
Offsite Storage Vendor
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Tape Labeling Log
Appendix B: Data Backup Schedule
Appendix C: Backup Job Log
Appendix D: Tape Cleaning Log
Application Recovery Plan Template
Purpose
This Recovery Plan documents the strategies, personnel, procedures, and resources necessary to recover the Application following any type of short or long-term disruption. The following objectives have been established for this plan:
- Maximize the value of contingency planning by establishing recovery plans that consist of the following phases:
- Notification / Activation: To activate the plan and notify vendors, customers, employees, etc of the recovery activities
- Recovery Phase: To recovery and resume temporary IT operations on alternate hardware (equipment) and possibly at an alternate location
- Restoration Phase: To restore IT systems processing capabilities to normal operations at the primary location or the new location
- Define the activities, procedures, and essential resources required to perform processing requirements during prolonged periods of disruption to normal operations.
- Allocate responsibilities to designated personnel and provide guidance for recovering during prolong periods of interruption to normal operations.
- Make certain coordination with other staff is conducted.
- Ensure coordination with external contacts, like vendors, suppliers, etc. who will participate in the recovery process.
Table of Contents for Applications Recovery Plan Template
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
PLAN INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Applicability
Scope
Assumptions
Use Of This Plan
APPLICATION PROFILE
Application Specifications
Server Requirements
Database Requirements
Network Requirements
Input (Feeders) Dependencies on Applications / Systems
Output (Receivers) Dependencies on Applications / Systems
Business Processes
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Activation Team
TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Activate Team Members
Travel to Alternate Location
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Restore Application Services
File Verification Tasks
Application Validation and Synchronization Tasks
Restoration Procedures
Original or New Site Restoration
Concurrent Processing
Plan Deactivation
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Employee Contact List
Appendix B: Vendor Contact List
Database Recovery Plan Template
Purpose
This Recovery Plan documents the strategies, personnel, procedures, and resources necessary to recover the Database following any type of short or long-term disruption. The following objectives have been established for this plan:
- Maximize the value of contingency planning by establishing recovery plans that consist of the following phases:
- Notification / Activation: To activate the plan and notify vendors, customers, employees, etc of the recovery activities
- Recovery Phase: To recovery and resume temporary IT operations on alternate hardware (equipment) and possibly at an alternate location
- Restoration Phase: To restore IT systems processing capabilities to normal operations at the primary location or the new location
- Define the activities, procedures, and essential resources required to perform processing requirements during prolonged periods of disruption to normal operations.
- Allocate responsibilities to designated personnel and provide guidance for recovering during prolong periods of interruption to normal operations.
- Make certain coordination with other staff is conducted.
- Ensure coordination with external contacts, like vendors, suppliers, etc. who will participate in the recovery process.
Table of Contents for Database Recovery Plan Template
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
PLAN INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Applicability
Scope
Assumptions
Use of This Plan
DATABASE PROFILE
Database Specifications
Server Requirements
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Activation Team
TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Activate Team Members
Travel to Alternate Location
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Restore Database Services
RESTORATION PROCEDURES
Original or New Site Restoration
Concurrent Processing
Plan Deactivation
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Employee Contact List
Appendix B: Vendor Contact List
Network Recovery Plan Template
Purpose
This Recovery Plan documents the strategies, personnel, procedures, and resources necessary to recover the network following any type of short or long-term disruption. The following objectives have been established for this plan:
- Maximize the value of contingency planning by establishing recovery plans that consist of the following phases:
- Notification / Activation: To activate the plan and notify vendors, customers, employees, etc of the recovery activities
- Recovery Phase: To recovery and resume temporary IT operations on alternate hardware (equipment) and possibly at an alternate location
- Restoration Phase: To restore IT systems processing capabilities to normal operations at the primary location or the new location
- Define the activities, procedures, and essential resources required to perform network recovery during prolonged periods of disruption to normal operations.
- Allocate responsibilities to designated personnel and provide guidance for recovering the network during prolong periods of interruption to normal operations.
- Make certain coordination with other staff is conducted.
Ensure coordination with external contacts, like vendors, suppliers, etc. who will participate in the recovery process.
Table of Contents of Network Recovery Plan Template
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
PLAN INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Applicability
Scope
Assumptions
Use of this Plan
NETWORK PROFILE
Network Specifications
Network Requirements
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Activation Team
TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Activate Team Members
Travel to Alternate Location
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Restore Network Services
Restoration Procedures
Original or New Site Restoration
Concurrent Processing
Plan Deactivation
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Employee Contact List
Appendix B: Vendor Contact List
Appendix C: Network Diagrams
Disaster Recovery Plan Template
This main document contains the non-technical activities that need to be completed in support of Disaster Recovery operations. The following sections contain contact numbers, contact personnel, activation and notification procedures, an overview of recovery teams, vendor contact information, and recovery locations.
The detailed technical recovery procedures for all components are located in the appendix since these recovery plans are modified on a regular basis due to periodic configuration changes of the company’s Technology Environment. Furthermore, with continual changes to the hardware, network, and operating systems (OS), technical documents such as the detailed individual DR Plans for this environment will be updated on a regular basis to ensure changes in hardware and operating systems are reflected in the technical DR Procedures.
Table of Contents for Server Recovery Plan
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
MEDIA POLICY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Definition of A Disaster
Disaster Declaration Criteria
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
SCOPE & OBJECTIVES
Scope of This Plan
Objectives of This Plan
RECOVERY STRATEGY
Recovery Strategy
Application & System Recovery
Network Recovery
Telecommunications Recovery
Contractual Agreement for Recovery Services
PLAN ASSUMPTIONS & EXPOSURES
Planning Assumptions
Known Exposures
DISASTER DECLARATION PROCEDURE
Declaration Authority
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
Notification & Activation Team
RECOVERY TEAMS
Management Team
Administrative Team
Alternate Site Team
Offsite Storage Team
CONTACT LISTS
Employee Contact Information
Department Notifications
Vendor Notification
Other Emergency Contact Numbers
ALTERNATE LOCATIONS
Assembly Site
Command Center
Recovery Site Information
OFFSITE STORAGE LOCATION
Offsite Storage Information
PLAN CERTIFICATION
Plan Certification
APPENDIX ITEMS
I. Application Technical Recovery
II. Systems Technical Recovery
III. Network Technical Recovery
IV. Telecommunications Technical Recovery
V. Database Technical Recovery
Appendix A – Employee Notification Procedures
Appendix B – Notification Log
Appendix C – Event / Disaster Information
Appendix D – Record Log
Appendix E – Alternate Site Authorization Form
Appendix F – Recovery Status Report
Appendix G – Disaster Recovery Report
Appendix H – Travel Accommodations Request Form
Appendix I – Employee Tracking Form
Appendix J – Assessing Potential Business Impact
Server Recovery Plan Template
Purpose
This Recovery Plan documents the strategies, personnel, procedures, and resources necessary to recover the Server following any type of short or long-term disruption. The following objectives have been established for this plan:
- Maximize the value of contingency planning by establishing recovery plans that consist of the following phases:
- Notification / Activation: To activate the plan and notify vendors, customers, employees, etc of the recovery activities
- Recovery Phase: To recovery and resume temporary IT operations on alternate hardware (equipment) and possibly at an alternate location
- Restoration Phase: To restore IT systems processing capabilities to normal operations at the primary location or the new location
- Define the activities, procedures, and essential resources required to perform processing requirements during prolonged periods of disruption to normal operations.
- Allocate responsibilities to designated personnel and provide guidance for recovering during prolong periods of interruption to normal operations.
- Make certain coordination with other staff is conducted.
- Ensure coordination with external contacts, like vendors, suppliers, etc. who will participate in the recovery process.
Table of Contents for Server Recovery Plan
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
PLAN INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Applicability
Scope
Assumptions
Use of this Plan
SERVER PROFILE
Server Specifications
Network Requirements
Applications
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Activation Team
TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Activate Team Members
Travel to Alternate Location
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Restore Server Services
RESTORATION PROCEDURES
Original or New Site Restoration
Concurrent Processing
Plan Deactivation
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Employee Contact List
Appendix B: Vendor Contact List
Telecom Recovery Plan Template
Overview:
The Telecommunications Recovery Plan documents the strategies, personnel, procedures, and resources necessary to recover the company’s Telecommunications following any type of short or long-term disruption. The following objectives have been established for this plan:
- Maximize the value of contingency planning by establishing recovery plans that consist of the following phases:
- Notification / Activation: To activate the plan and notify vendors, customers, employees, etc of the recovery activities
- Recovery Phase: To recovery and resume temporary IT operations on alternate hardware (equipment) and possibly at an alternate location
- Restoration Phase: To restore IT systems processing capabilities to normal operations at the primary location or the new location
- Define the activities, procedures, and essential resources required to perform network recovery during prolonged periods of disruption to normal operations.
- Allocate responsibilities to designated personnel and provide guidance for recovering the network during prolong periods of interruption to normal operations.
- Make certain coordination with other staff is conducted.
- Ensure coordination with external contacts, like vendors, suppliers, etc. who will participate in the recovery process.
Table of Contents for Telecommunications Recovery Plan Template
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
PLAN INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Applicability
Scope
Assumptions
Use of this Plan
TELECOMMUNICATION PROFILE
Telecommunication Specifications
Telecommunication Requirements
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Activation Team
TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Activate Team Members
Travel to Alternate Location
RECOVERY PROCEDURES
Restore Telecommunication Services
RESTORATION PROCEDURES
Original or New Site Restoration
Concurrent Processing
Plan Deactivation
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Employee Contact List
Appendix B: Vendor Contact List
Emergency Mode Operations Plan Template
This main document contains the non-business unit activities that need to be completed in support of Emergency Mode Operations procedures. The following sections contain contact numbers, contact personnel, activation and notification procedures, an overview of recovery teams, vendor contact information, and recovery locations.
The detailed recovery procedures for all business units (departments) are located in the appendix since these recovery plans are modified on a regular basis due to periodic configuration changes of the company’s Business Environment. Furthermore, with continual changes to the daily business processing activities and operations, personnel, resources, and vital documents such as the detailed individual Business Resumption Plans for each department will be updated on a regular basis to ensure changes in the business processing (operations) environment are reflected in the detailed Business Resumption Procedures.
Objectives
The objective of this plan is to document critical resources and personnel requirements to protect the company if all or parts of its operations or computer services are interrupted by an outage or disruptive event. Information such as; critical business processes, technology components required, manual workaround procedures, identified alternate recovery sites, and key personnel contact information will be documented.
To make this plan functional, each member of the business unit (department) must be trained in their respective recovery responsibilities, overall company emergency management procedures (Crisis Management), and Disaster Recovery (Technology) Plans. Each member shall have in possession an electronic copy or printed plan that is not located at the worksite. This copy can be kept at the employee’s home, in the offsite storage location, another facility, etc.
Table of Contents
Confidentiality Statement
Plan Maintenance
Plan Exercise
Plan Location
Plan Distribution
Media Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Definition of a Disaster
Disaster Declaration Criteria
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
SCOPE & OBJECTIVES
Scope of This Plan
Objectives
Assumptions
Corporate (applies to every department within the company)
Known Exposures
EMERGENCY MODE RESPONSIBILITIES
BIA & RA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RECOVERY STRATEGY
Recovery Strategy
Business Unit Recovery Strategy
DISASTER DECLARATION PROCEDURE
Declaration Authority
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
Notification & Activation Team
Department Notifications
MANAGEMENT TEAM & TASKS
Management Team
PLAN CERTIFICATION
Plan Certification
APPENDIX ITEMS
Appendix A:
Appendix B:
Appendix C:
Business Resumption Plan Template
Table of Contents for Dept. Business Resumption Plan
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
MEDIA POLICY
PLAN ASSUMPTIONS & EXPOSURES
Planning Assumptions
Known Exposures
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Department Overview
Department Recovery Strategy & RTO
Staff Shift Schedule
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Declaration
RECOVERY TEAMS
Notification & Activation Team
Management Team
Administrative Team
Alternate Site Team
Offsite Storage Team
CONTACT LISTS
Employee Contact Information
Department Notifications
Vendor Notification
Other Emergency Contact Numbers (Local EMS, Fire, Police, Etc)
PROCESS INFORMATION
Critical Business Processes
Applications & Systems
Process Dependencies
Process Recovery Procedures
MANUAL WORKAROUND PROCEDURES
Work-Around Procedures
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
ALTERNATE LOCATIONS
Assembly Site
Command Center
Recovery Site Information
OFFSITE STORAGE LOCATION
Offsite Storage Information
RESTORATION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS
Work-Area Restore Procedures
System Validation
Backlogged Work
PLAN CERTIFICATION
APPENDIX ITEMS
Appendix A – Employee Notification Procedures
Appendix B – Notification Log
Appendix C – Event / Disaster Information
Appendix D – Record Log
Appendix E – Alternate Site Authorization Form
Appendix F – Recover Status Report
Appendix G – Business Recovery Report
Appendix H – Travel Accommodations Request Form
Appendix I – Employee Tracking Form
Business Resumption Plan Template
Table of Contents for Dept. Business Resumption Plan
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
PLAN MAINTENANCE
PLAN EXERCISE
PLAN LOCATION
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
MEDIA POLICY
PLAN ASSUMPTIONS & EXPOSURES
Planning Assumptions
Known Exposures
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Department Overview
Department Recovery Strategy & RTO
Staff Shift Schedule
PLAN ACTIVATION PROCEDURES
Plan Declaration
RECOVERY TEAMS
Notification & Activation Team
Management Team
Administrative Team
Alternate Site Team
Offsite Storage Team
CONTACT LISTS
Employee Contact Information
Department Notifications
Vendor Notification
Other Emergency Contact Numbers (Local EMS, Fire, Police, Etc)
PROCESS INFORMATION
Critical Business Processes
Applications & Systems
Process Dependencies
Process Recovery Procedures
MANUAL WORKAROUND PROCEDURES
Work-Around Procedures
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
ALTERNATE LOCATIONS
Assembly Site
Command Center
Recovery Site Information
OFFSITE STORAGE LOCATION
Offsite Storage Information
RESTORATION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS
Work-Area Restore Procedures
System Validation
Backlogged Work
PLAN CERTIFICATION
APPENDIX ITEMS
Appendix A – Employee Notification Procedures
Appendix B – Notification Log
Appendix C – Event / Disaster Information
Appendix D – Record Log
Appendix E – Alternate Site Authorization Form
Appendix F – Recover Status Report
Appendix G – Business Recovery Report
Appendix H – Travel Accommodations Request Form
Appendix I – Employee Tracking Form
Business Unit Test Plan
Overview:
The fundamental goal of Contingency Plan Testing is to carry out all the steps documented in the contingency plan. However, during a test, this may not be probable. The Test Plan permits a plan to be tailored for testing without modifying the actual contingency plan.
The goal of this document is to identify the sections of the plan to perform, additional tasks required for testing, and those tasks in the plan that cannot be completed because this is a test.
Furthermore, this Test Plan helps out in analyzing the performance of the test by rating the outcome of the activities performed during the test. Rating each task shows areas where the test team did extremely well and areas requiring attention. In addition, rating the tasks aids in ranking the overall objectives and in turn, the success of the test.
Table of Contents for Business Unit Test Plan Template
TEST OVERVIEW
Plan Information
Test Type & Elements
Test Participants
Test Scenario
Test Assumptions
Leverage Testing
TEST OBJECTIVES
TEST REQUIREMENTS
TEST SCRIPT
TEST SCORING SUMMARY
Technology Test Plan
Overview:
The fundamental goal of Contingency Plan Testing is to carry out all the steps documented in the contingency plan. However, during a test, this may not be probable. The Test Plan permits a plan to be tailored for testing without modifying the actual contingency plan.
The goal of this document is to identify the sections of the plan to perform, additional tasks required for testing, and those tasks in the plan that cannot be completed because this is a test.
Furthermore, this Test Plan helps out in analyzing the performance of the test by rating the outcome of the activities performed during the test. Rating each task shows areas where the test team did extremely well and areas requiring attention. In addition, rating the tasks aids in ranking the overall objectives and in turn, the success of the test.
Table of Contents for Technology Test Plan Template
TEST OVERVIEW
Plan Information
Test Type & Elements
Test Participants
Test Scenario
Leverage Testing
TEST OBJECTIVES
TEST REQUIREMENTS
TEST SCRIPT
TEST SCORING SUMMARY
Contingency Planning Policy
The Contingency Planning Policy document establishes the activities that need to be carried out by each Business Unit, Technology Unit, and Corporate Units (departments) within the organization.
All departments must utilize this methodology to identify current risks and threats to the business and implement measures to eliminate or reduce those potential risks.
Business Resumption and Disaster Recovery (Technical Recovery) Plans are a necessity to the company. By documenting recovery plans, critical business processes, and the resources required to continue and/or resume those processes are identified.
Planning assures the contingency of the business or technology unit, operations, and overall company operations and assures the timely and orderly restoration of business processes in the event the existing business environment is unavailable. Regardless of the Recovery Time Objective of the business or technology component, all plans must be documented.
Table of Contents
TERMINOLOGY
ACCOUNTABILITY
COMPLIANCE
REVISION HISTORY
ENDORSEMENT
I. POLICY OVERVIEW
A. Purpose
B. Scope
C. Ownership Roles & Responsibilities
II. PLANNING REQUIREMENTS
A. Plan Documentation
B. Plan Strategy
C. Alternate Recovery Locations
D. Plan Testing (Exercises)
E. Plan Revision (Maintenance)
F. Plan Auditing (Reviews)
G. Plan Distribution
H. Plan Certification
APPENDIX
Appendix A – Business Resumption Planning Standard
Appendix B – Disaster Recovery Planning Standard (All Technology Plans)
Disaster Recovery Planning Standard
Sample from template
The following required and/or recommended information inputs should be completed using the full electronic version of the Disaster Recovery Plan Template and the Technology Components Recovery Plan Templates. These templates can be obtained. Those sections marked with a “Required” are sections that are required to be completed. Sections with a “Recommended” are recommended and “Optional” are optional.
A. General Information
Confidentiality Statement (Required)
All your documents should remain confidential to your company. You will need to put a confidential statement in this section. If your company has a confidentiality statement that is used for all documents, use that here.
Plan Maintenance (Required)
Document all revisions, deletions, additions, etc. that have been made to this document.
- Record the Version of the Document that is located at the Top Right-hand side on the cover page.
- Record the description of the change (i.e.: updated contact information.)
- Identify what Chapter, Section, and Page that was updated.
- Document the name of the person who made the change.
- Record the date the change was made.
This log should be kept with the document at all times. Never delete revision history. Just keep expanding the table.
Plan Exercise (Required)
Document any exercises (tests) that have been conducted using this plan. This will help the auditing of the plans by providing information about the testing activities that have taken place.
- Record the date of the tests.
- Identify the type of exercise that was conducted. (Call Tree, Walkthrough, Table Top, etc.)
- Record the results of the exercise. (It was successful, etc.)
Table of Contents for Disaster Recovery Planning Standard
TERMINOLOGY
ACCOUNTABILITY
COMPLIANCE
I. DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Executive Summary
C. Scope & Objectives
D. Recovery Strategy
E. Plan Assumptions & Exposures
F. Disaster Declaration Procedures
E. Recovery Teams
F. Contact Lists
G. Alternate Locations
H. Plan Certification
II. APPLICATION RECOVERY PLAN STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Plan Introduction
C. Application Profile
D. Plan Activation Procedures
E. Team Members & Responsibilities
F. Recovery Procedures
G. Contact Lists
H. Alternate Locations
I. Restoration of Normal Operations
III. SERVER RECOVERY PLAN STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Plan Introduction
C. Server Profile
D. Plan Activation Procedures
E. Team Members & Responsibilities
F. Recovery Procedures
G. Contact Lists
H. Alternate Locations
I. Restoration of Normal Operations
IV. NETWORK RECOVERY PLAN STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Plan Introduction
C. Network Profile
D. Plan Activation Procedures
E. Team Members & Responsibilities
F. Recovery Procedures
G. Contact Lists
H. Alternate Locations
I. Restoration of Normal Operations
V. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECOVERY PLAN STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Plan Introduction
C. Telecommunication Profile
D. Plan Activation Procedures
E. Team Members & Responsibilities
F. Recovery Procedures
G. Contact Lists
H. Alternate Locations
I. Restoration of Normal Operations
VI. DATABASE RECOVERY PLAN STANDARDS
A. General Information
B. Plan Introduction
C. Database Profile
D. Plan Activation Procedures
E. Team Members & Responsibilities
F. Recovery Procedures
G. Contact Lists
H. Alternate Locations
I. Restoration of Normal Operations
Testing and Revision Policy
A. Purpose
The Testing & Revision Policy & Standards document establishes the standard procedures that need to be carried out by each business unit (department) within the organization.
All departments must utilize this methodology to conduct testing activities on completed contingency (recovery) plans, facilities, and work-area relocation. In addition, all departments will be responsible for the annual review and maintenance of recovery plans.
B. Scope
Testing and Revision activities are performed to identify current gaps, inconsistent data, incorrect data, and enhancements for all recovery plans. All departments with recovery plans must perform testing and revision activities on an annual basis. The overall RTO of the recovery plan will define what types of activities need to be performed.
Table of Contents
TERMINOLOGY
ACCOUNTABILITY
I. TESTING POLICY OVERVIEW
A. Purpose
B. Scope
C. Ownership Roles & Responsibilities
D. Testing Process
E. Test Types
F. Testing Requirements
G. Test Reporting Process
H. Testing & Revision Frequency
I. Approval
II. REVISION POLICY OVERVIEW
A. Revision Process
B. Revision Requirements
C. Audit Process
D. Audit Responsibility
E. Audit Reporting Process
F. Audit Frequency
P. Approval
III. TESTING REQUIREMENTS
A. Frequency
B. Walkthroughs / Orientations
C. Tabletop Testing
D. Component Testing
E. Functional Testing
F. Business Unit Test Modules (Plans)
G. Technology Unit Test Modules (Plans)
IV. TESTING RESULTS (REPORTING)
A. Test Summary Report
V. AUDITING REQUIREMENTS
A. Frequency
B. Retention
APPENDIX
Appendix A – Testing & Revision Standards
Data Backup Policy
Purpose:
The Data Backup Policy document establishes the activities that need to be carried out by each Business Unit, Technology Unit, and Corporate Units (departments) within the organization.
All departments must utilize this methodology to properly backup and storage media that contains ePHI (electronically protected health information). All electronic records existing on the organization’s data processing systems must be backed up and sent to an offsite location according to the Offsite Storage Requirements of this policy. Retention standards must be defined and put into action to support business and regulatory requirements.
Table of Content
TERMINOLOGY
ACCOUNTABILITY
I. POLICY OVERVIEW
A. Purpose
B. Scope
C. Ownership Roles & Responsibilities
D. Data Backup Process
E. Data Backup Types
F. Data Backup Requirements
G. Data Backup Frequency
H. Data Backup Testing
H. Offsite Storage
II. DATA BACKUP REQUIREMENTS
A. Electronic Storage Media
B. Retention of Media
C. Backup Frequency
D. Monitoring Requirements
E. Regulatory Requirements
F. Change Management Requirements
G. New Project Requirements
H. Audit Requirements
III. OFFSITE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
A. Specifications & Location Of Offsite Facility
B. Security of Facility & Data
C. Authorized Personnel
D. Storage of Materials
E. Audits
F. Provider Expectations
APPENDIX
Appendix A – Data Backup Plan Standards
Appendix B – HIPAA Security Rule for Data Backup Plan
Appendix C– HIPAA Security Rule for Device & Media Controls
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