Business Continuity Planning Checklist

Business Continuity Planning Checklist and disaster recovery checklists abound on the net as well. This page is a starting point for a checklist which you can build on!

Business Continuity Planning Checklist - Assessment Checklist

Organization Overview

       Obtain Organization Chart

       Review structure of organization - functional departments/business units.

Emergency Management Team

       Does one exist?

       Documented and up to date?

       Responsibilities defined?

       Alternates identified?

       Emergency Organization Chart exists?

       Alternate EOC?

       Documented layout

       Security

       24/7 accessibility

Business Continuity Plans

       Do any exist?

       Has a Risk Assessment ever been done?

       If so, what documentation do they have?

       Has a BIA ever been done?

       If so, what documentation do they have?

       Have BCP strategy development sessions ever been held?

       If so, what documentation do they have?

       Any Y2K plans in existence

       Business function prioritization

       For each Y2K or Business Continuity Plan check for:

       BCP team identified with alternates – multiple contacts numbers?

       Recovery Time Objective and service level defined

       Business unit resumption facility identified

       Assumptions and dependencies identified

       Lists of tasks and responsibilities

       Internal/External contacts - names, numbers

       Vital Records - location, names, numbers

       Are the plans easy to follow and logically organized?

       Have they ever been exercised?  If so, to what level and how often?

       Current maintenance procedure in effect?

       Format of plans - paper, electronic, Internet.

       Who has copies? - how updated, security