Step 2: Research Your Work

The first steps in creating a DR plan are the understanding of what the Executive Management in your organization expects in this plan, and assembling the knowledge to deliver a plan that meets their expectations.

Whether you have some BCP or DR Planning background or are a newcomer, many websites will get you up to speed quickly.

Several sites worth mentioning are the Disaster Recovery Journal and the Continuity Central sites as they contain articles aimed specifically at helping Organization DR Coordinator and Organization BCM Coordinator, who want to learn or brush up on the fundamental principles. If this is a new professional area for you, spending a few hours reading those articles should help make you much more knowledgeable in a short time.

There also are many organizations, ranging from international to local, where you can network with your peers. Look for their websites, including chat rooms, using search engines with keywords such as business continuity or DR. These knowledge base sites contain many articles, profiles and case histories of plans, and BCM and DR Planning products, services, and resources.

Another important requirement is to standardize your glossary of DR terms within the organization before the start of the DR planning project. A sample of the glossary for DR can be found in BCMPedia.

Reference

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.

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