| Calendar | Person | % of | |||||||||||||||
| Task | Step | Description | Deliverables | Weeks | Days | Total | |||||||||||
| 100 | Structure, Plan, and Manage the Project (DRII/BCI Subject Area 1) | Total Task Time Estimates | 9 | to | 16 | 5 | to | 8 | 10% | ||||||||
| 110 | Define and Confirm Approach, Objectives, and Scope | 1 - Project Work Plan, Schedule, and Charter | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Meet with Project Sponsors to Define Project Objectives and Scope | 2 - Project Team Lists | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Select Project Steering Committee from Key Groups | 3 - Communications Plan | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Hold Kick-off Meeting with Steering Committee; Identify Project Concerns | 4 - Status Reports | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Define and Confirm Basic Approach | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Define Method to Identify Mission Critical Systems, Apps, Owners, and Operators | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Review Approach to Determining IT Assets for BC/DR Plan | ||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Obtain Contact Info on Key Systems and Networks Personnel | ||||||||||||||||
| 80 | Confirm Extent to Which Specific Systems and Services are in Scope | ||||||||||||||||
| 90 | Identify All Requirements and Obligations Which Must Be Considered | ||||||||||||||||
| 120 | Develop Project Work Plan and Charter | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Schedule Project (resource loading, milestones) | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Develop Project Tracking Approach | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Set Up Issues Database | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Confirm Project Deliverables and Work Products | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Document Project Work Plan Charter | ||||||||||||||||
| 130 | Identify and Obtain Required Resources and Budget | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Staff Project | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Orient Project Team Members | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Set Up Workspace | ||||||||||||||||
| 140 | Establish Communications and Quality Assurance Processes | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Develop Project Documentation Standards | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Identify Expectations of Project Team and Sponsors | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Develop QA Communications Plan (meetings, publications) | ||||||||||||||||
| 150 | Manage the Project | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Provide Project Supervision | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Conduct Team Meetings as Required | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Prepare Status Reports | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Track Project Time | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Maintain Project Communications | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Obtain Executive Management Commitment and Support | ||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Integrate Results Into BC/DR Plan | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | Perform Risk and Criticality Assessments and BIA (DRII/BCI Subject Areas 2 & 3) | Total Task Time Estimates | 3 | to | 5 | 14 | to | 23 | 30% | ||||||||
| 210 | Identify Critical Systems and Data | 1 - Summarized Findings | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Visit Key Facilities | 2 - Prioritized Risks Matrix | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Determine Physical Vulnerabilities | 3 - Prioritized Mission Critical Business Functions, | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Conduct Walkthroughs | Systems, and Processes | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Evaluate Facilities (Structure, Location, Power, Cooling, Fire Protection, etc) | 4 - Threat Model | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Examine Site Security | 5 - Business Impact Matrix | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Identify Exposure to Disaster Types (Manmade, Technical, Natural) | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Identify Critical Systems, Networks, Applications, Data, and Staff | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Identify Critical Applications and Owners/Users | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Identify Critical Systems and Networks | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Identify Critical Data (electronic and other) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evaluate Data Backup and Storage | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Identify Key Staff Members | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Identify Technical Resource Requirements and Dependencies | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Evaluate Risks | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Determine Criticality of Systems and Apps | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Identify Single Points of Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Determine Interruption Impacts (Operational, Financial, User, Staff) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Determine Downtime Tolerance and Recovery Windows | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Document Findings | ||||||||||||||||
| 220 | Conduct Criticality Assessment to Identify Critical Business Functions and Processes | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Survey Users on Key Applications and Mission Critical Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Identify Departmental Applications | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Select Sample Users of Key Applications | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Survey Users to Determine Criticality of Key Applications | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Determine Critical Business Systems, Functions, and Processes | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Identify Site Specific Systems and Applications | ||||||||||||||||
| 230 | Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to Quantify and Assess Overall Risks,Threats, and Business Impacts | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Build Threat Model | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Conduct Risk Impact and Probability Assessments | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Classify Risks as Business Interruptions or Catastrophic | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Identify High Priority Risks | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Document Business Impacts of Failures of Mission Critical Business Functions and Processes | ||||||||||||||||
| 240 | Summarize and Prioritize Risks, Impacts, and Mission Critical Business Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| 250 | Document Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis Conclusions and Priorities | ||||||||||||||||
| 300 | Prepare Emergency Response Procedures (DRII/BCI Subject Areas 5, 9, & 10) | Total Task Time Estimates | 1.5 | to | 2.5 | 7 | to | 11 | 15% | ||||||||
| 310 | Define Basic Emergency Response Approach | 1 - Emergency Response Procedures | |||||||||||||||
| 320 | Define Emergency Management Teams (EMT) | 2 - Crisis Communications Plan | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Identify EMT Executive Team Members | 3 - External Agency Coordination Plan | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Identify and Select EMT Team Members | ||||||||||||||||
| 330 | Create EMT Procedures | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Identify and Review Existing Emergency Response Procedures | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Define Command and Control Requirements to Manage an Emergency | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Update Existing Emergency Response Procedures Based on Risks | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Document Step by Step Emergency Response Procedures | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Who To Call | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Where To Go | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | What To Do | ||||||||||||||||
| 340 | Establish Emergency Operations Center(s) in Appropriate Facilities | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Identify Specific Locations for Command and Control Center(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Define Roles, Authorities, and Communications Processes Necessary | ||||||||||||||||
| 350 | Establish Crisis Communications Plan | ||||||||||||||||
| 360 | Establish External Agency Coordination Plan | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 | Develop Recovery Strategies (DRII/BCI Subject Area 4) | Total Task Time Estimates | 1.5 | to | 2.5 | 7 | to | 11 | 15% | ||||||||
| 410 | Define Recovery Strategy Requirements to Maintain Mission Critical Functions | 1 - Recovery Requirements Summary | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Define Minimum Requirements (e.g.data backups and alternate sites) | 2 - Industry Best Practice Recovery Strategies Summary | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Define Equipment and Telecommunications Requirements | 3 - Alternative Recovery Strategies Comparison Matrix | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Define Key Records Recovery Requirements | 4 - Recommended Recovery Strategies | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Identify Staffing and Funding Requirements | ||||||||||||||||
| 420 | Conduct "Best Practices" Search for Recovery Approaches Used by Similar Clients | ||||||||||||||||
| 430 | Develop and Analyze Recovery Strategy Alternatives for Mission Critical Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Identify Alternative Recovery Strategies to Meet Requirements | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Perform Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative Recovery Strategies | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Develop Recovery Strategy Recommendations | ||||||||||||||||
| 440 | Hold Facilitated Sessions with Client Staff and PAC to Select Recovery Strategies | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Review and Confirm Recovery Strategy Requirements | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Present Recovery Strategy Alternatives and Recommendations | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Define High Level Cost Estimates for Strategy Alternatives | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Compare and Contrast Strategy Alternatives | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Select, Prioritize, and Document Recovery Strategies | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Obtain Team and Management Support of Recommended Strategies | ||||||||||||||||
| 500 | Develop BC/DR Procedures and Plans (DRII/BCI Subject Area 6) | Total Task Time Estimates | 2 | to | 4 | 9 | to | 18 | 20% | ||||||||
| 510 | Develop Basic Plan Layout and Structure | 1 - DR Procedure Templates | |||||||||||||||
| 520 | Consolidate Recovery Strategies | 2 - BC/DR Procedures and Plans | |||||||||||||||
| 530 | Identify and Incorporate Critical Documents | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Recovery Strategies | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Emergency Response Procedures | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Phone Lists | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Equipment Inventories and Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Network Diagrams and Circuit Identification Numbers | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Data Backup Retrieval/Restoral Procedures | ||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Vendors/Suppliers Contact Lists | ||||||||||||||||
| 540 | Develop BC/DR Procedures and Plans | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Develop and Distribute DR Procedure Templates | ||||||||||||||||