Re: limitations?????

Posted by mary (62.169.218.207) on April 18, 2004 at 06:02:56:

In Reply to: Re: limitations????? posted by Mel Curtis, MBCP on September 29, 2003 at 11:39:45:

: : what are the limitations of having a DR plan????

: : anyone???

: : email me please

: I am going to assume a different interpretation of your question than Philip did. If you have a business continuity plan, does that impost limits on other activities in your organization? I think it does. Assuming you have a business continuity plan that is implemented correctly and is properly designed to allow the recovery of business functions within a time window that will prevent severe economic impact (big assumption!), a business continuity plan can limit your organization several ways:
: - Implemented plans cost money. This is money that comes straight from the bottom line and could otherwise be used for generating more profit.
: - Plans must be kept current which requires some staff time, again a cost. But more than this, if you have a significant IT operation, change management takes on a whole new importance. No changes to any process can be made until recovery procedures are in place or portions of the plan become inoperable.

: I assume there are other examples around, but you get the idea, plans can insure you are able to recover from a disaster, but they consume resources to create and maintain.

: mel

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: : : what are the limitations of having a DR plan???? : : : anyone??? : : : email me please : : I am going to assume a different interpretation of your question than Philip did. If you have a business continuity plan, does that impost limits on other activities in your organization? I think it does. Assuming you have a business continuity plan that is implemented correctly and is properly designed to allow the recovery of business functions within a time window that will prevent severe economic impact (big assumption!), a business continuity plan can limit your organization several ways: : : - Implemented plans cost money. This is money that comes straight from the bottom line and could otherwise be used for generating more profit. : : - Plans must be kept current which requires some staff time, again a cost. But more than this, if you have a significant IT operation, change management takes on a whole new importance. No changes to any process can be made until recovery procedures are in place or portions of the plan become inoperable. : : I assume there are other examples around, but you get the idea, plans can insure you are able to recover from a disaster, but they consume resources to create and maintain. : : mel

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