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# Step 12: Build and Maintain Teamwork

The IT DR Plan development process is a fundamental and essential step in establishing a comprehensive and extensive set of documentation on the complete business reaction, recovery and resumption procedures to counter any disaster events. 

These events may either impact the business slightly or render a standstill to the business operation in its current operation environment.

**Strong communication** is one of the strategies to build a winning team and should be implemented whenever possible.

[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/it-disaster-recovery/author/moh-heng-goh) Jun 27, 2020

###### IT Disaster Recovery Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert

#### Step 12: Build and Maintain Teamwork

The Organization DR Coordinator should conduct communication at all levels.

#### Communicate and Participate

![IC_DR_Step 12_Build and Maintain Teamwork](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blended%20Learning%20IT%20Disaster%20Recovery/IT%20DR%20Blended%20Generic%20Morepost/Step%20Morepost/IC_DR_Step%2012_Build%20and%20Maintain%20Teamwork.png?width=219&name=IC_DR_Step%2012_Build%20and%20Maintain%20Teamwork.png)Strong communication is one of the strategies to build a winning team and should be implemented whenever possible.

- Get out of your office and talk to people.
- Make contacts.
- Use the experience of others.
- Develop a network of allies and know your opposition.
- Develop your credibility by giving supervisors and peers something they can use.
- Emphasize survivability and sustainability of organization and safety and continued the employment of personnel.
- The key to project management success: chose right people, equip, encourage and manage effectively.
- Recruit most qualified people – do not take a body to fill a position
- Involve first-level management in project then they will involve their staff
- Facilitate and coordinate with managers of team members who do not report to you
- Motivate team members to contribute their best
- Do not over-supervise team progress
- Set expectations of success
- Resolve technical disagreements early
- Facilitate team growth: Form, Storm, Norm, and Perform
- Team sets its ground rules and lives by them
- Instill sense of mission
- Help team members see big picture

#### IT DR Project Management Steps

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| **1** | **2** | **3** | **4** | **5** | **6** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 1: Establish the Need for DR Planning](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/5a5ea2db-de6a-4467-9546-5fa344616d25.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/5a5ea2db-de6a-4467-9546-5fa344616d25) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 2: Research Your Work](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/83718c17-318b-426a-8570-e1adfcbcf534.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/83718c17-318b-426a-8570-e1adfcbcf534) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 3: Develop a DR Framework](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/d6525d69-f1cc-48bd-922e-18725c9784f0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/d6525d69-f1cc-48bd-922e-18725c9784f0) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 4: Develop Corporate DR Planning Policy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/9f30b9f5-ddba-404d-a2e2-0ca211906993.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/9f30b9f5-ddba-404d-a2e2-0ca211906993) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 5: Define the Scope, Objectives, and Assumptions](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/ed7e7d14-75bb-41bd-9575-780715df9fb6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ed7e7d14-75bb-41bd-9575-780715df9fb6) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 6: Manage the DR Planning Process](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/69bd9d1e-58c9-45ba-8ac8-9e453eb590a8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/69bd9d1e-58c9-45ba-8ac8-9e453eb590a8) |
| **7** | **8** | **9** | **10** | **11** | **12** |
| [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 7: Establish a Steering Committee and Project Planning Team](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/d8226ec5-893c-44cf-a205-cf761dae2f56.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/d8226ec5-893c-44cf-a205-cf761dae2f56) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 8: Develop an Action Plan and Schedule](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/f02847e3-414f-46a4-be4c-340f338dff83.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f02847e3-414f-46a4-be4c-340f338dff83) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 9: Establish a Budget](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/96a613a4-1bb1-47de-8379-61d5d90308bb.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/96a613a4-1bb1-47de-8379-61d5d90308bb) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 10: Obtain Commitment and Approval](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/9f5a286c-17e0-4cab-ba4f-8cda0b6d082c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/9f5a286c-17e0-4cab-ba4f-8cda0b6d082c) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 11: Manage Deadlines and Milestones](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/1007419c-3ad1-4906-a0c0-4307ea378c99.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/1007419c-3ad1-4906-a0c0-4307ea378c99) | [![\[BL-DR-5\] \[PD\] Step 12: Build and Maintain Teamwork](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/b6e6d1d9-361d-4604-9e4d-134e118be976.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/b6e6d1d9-361d-4604-9e4d-134e118be976) |

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#### Reference

#### [![A Manager’s Guide to Implementing Your IT Disaster Recovery Plan](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/29ba2edb-f5c2-4cb4-92f4-f0ff58546183.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/29ba2edb-f5c2-4cb4-92f4-f0ff58546183)

Goh, M. H. (2016). **A Manager's Guide to Implementing Your IT Disaster Recovery Plan**. Business Continuity Management Specialist Series (2nd ed.). Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.

Extracted from "**Chapter 12: Plan Development**"

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