Building
and Testing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans
 1 Day
This
course is designed for people who
want to learn how to write disaster recovery and business continuity
plans and for those that want to know how to test them. Each module
addresses different areas of focus in preparing for the unexpected. The
benefit of learning and applying this information is that you can have
the assurance that you have done your very best in preparing for an
unexpected event. Also addressed in this seminar is how to write and
test security incident response plans.
This
session is appropriate for QA
professionals, test professionals, software developers and managers,
security managers and systems support professionals.
The
workshop contains several team-based
exercises which focus on having the participants brainstorm solutions
for case study examples.
Who
Should Attend
- IT
Managers
- QA
Managers
- Test
Managers
- User
Managers
- Security
Managers
- Security
Administrators
- Internal
IT Auditors
- Business
Analysts
- Software
Developers
- System
Support Personnel
- Test
Analysts
- Testers
Return
on Investment
- Learn
the distinctions between disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Learn
how to design disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Learn
how to test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Learn
how to assess your risks.
- Learn
how to maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Program
Information
This course is
presented on an in-house basis only unless offered as a special public
course. Contact us
for information about how to bring this course into your organization.
Topics
Module 1
- Planning for the Unexpected (30 mins.)
- The
Objectives
- A
Framework for Contingency Planning
- Terminology
- The
Disaster Life Cycle
- How
QA and Testing Can Add Value to Contingency Planning
- Basic
Principles
Module
2 - Understanding Risk (1.5 Hrs.)
- What
is Risk?
- The
Nature of Risk
- The
Elements of Risk
- Why
is Risk Assessment Important?
- A
List of 15 Computer System Risks
- Project
Risks and How to Assess Them
- Technical
Risks and How to Assess Them
- Business
Risks and How to Assess Them
- How
to Use the Information from a Risk Assessment
- Who
Performs the Assessment?
- Who
Owns the Assessment?
- Additional
Resources
- Exercise:
A Risk Case Study
Module 3
- Business Continuity Planning (1.5 hrs.)
- The
Key Idea
- Common
Mistakes
- Main
Objectives of BC Planning
- What's
at Risk?
- How
the Picture of Disaster has Changed
- What's
Important for Business Continuity
- Things
Management Needs to Know and Do
- The
Role of QA and Testing in BC Planning
- How
to Test BC Plans
- Characteristics
of a Good BC Plan
- Elements
of the BC Plan
- The
Planning Process
- Reviewing
Service Level Agreements
- Taking
Care of Data
- Maintenance,
Training and Testing
- Resources
Module 4
- Disaster Recovery Planning (1.5 hrs.)
- The
Key Idea
- The
DR Planning Cycle
- Risk
Assessment
- Recovery
Strategies
- Writing
DR Procedures
- Training
- Testing
DR Plans
- Plan
Maintenance
- What's
Required for DR Planning?
- Who
Writes the Plan?
- Who
Owns the Plan?
- Resources
- Exercise:
Case Study in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Module 5
- How to Write a Security Incident Response Plan (1.5 hrs.)
- What
is a Security Incident?
- The
Incident Response Cycle
- Why
is Response Planning Important?
- The
IR Planning Process
- A
Six-phase IR Methodology
- Components
of an IR Plan
- Tips
and Guidelines
- Resources
- Exercise:
Security Incident Response Case Study
Resources
- Checklists
and Templates
- Glossary
- Bibliography
Deliverables
- Course
notebook with slides, worksheets, checklists, complete examples and
supporting text
- You
will have the basic information needed to plan and execute a test of a
disaster recovery plan and business continuity plan.
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Rice
Consulting Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 892003
Oklahoma City, OK 73189
405-691-8075
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