PR4 Methodology

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PR4 Methodology
Strohl Systems, Australia
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What we will Cover

• What is BCP?
• Rationale for BCP
• Strohls PR4 Formula
• Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
• PR4 Phase Definitions
• PR4 Pyramid Architecture
• PR4 Pyramid Building blocks
• Critical Issues to be Planned ahead
• Logic
• Critical Success Factors

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What is BCP?

• Process of developing advance arrangements and
  procedures that enable an organization to respond
  to an event in such a manner that critical
  business functions continue without interruption
  or essential change.

Secret of a successful BCP Strategy Up-to-date
Plan Trained Personnel Testing
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What is BCP?

• A well balanced, on-going, coordinated Set of
  Programs, Strategies, Plans Procedures which
  enable an organisation to manage and ensure the
  ready availability of Enterprise-Wide Critical
  Resources in case of Planned Interruptions and
  Unplanned Disasters

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Rationale for BCP

• Ensure Continuity of the Business Critical
  Functions
• Protect Personnel Assets
• Maintain Customer Service
• Obligation to Investors
• Legal/Contractual/Regulatory Compliance
• Meet Audit Requirements

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Strohls PR4 Formula

• Prevention Response Resumption Recovery
  Restoration

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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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PR4 Prevention Phase
PR4
Recover all other operations
Resume Time-Sensitive Operations at Alternate
Site
Protect Corporate Assets Manage Risks
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Prevention Phase

• Prevention refers to
• Positioning of measures and activities to lessen
  the possibility or the impact of an adverse
  incident occurring in your organization
• The primary goals and objectives of the
  Prevention phase are
• To protect the organizations assets
• To Manage risk

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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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PR4 Response Phase
PR4
Recover all other operations
Resume Time-Sensitive Operations at Alternate
Site
Protect Corporate Assets Manage Risks
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Response Phase

• Response refers to
• The reaction to an incident or emergency
• Response assesses the damage or impact and
  ascertains the level of containment and control
  activity required
• Emergency Response planning manages the crisis
  concerning matters of life safety
• Response addresses the policies, procedures and
  actions to be followed in the event of an
  emergency

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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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PR4 Resumption Phase
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Resumption Phase

• Resumption refers to
• The process of planning for, or implementing the
  resumption of only the most time-sensitive
  business operations immediately following an
  interruption or disaster

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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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PR4 Recovery Phase
PR4
Recover all other operations
Resume Time-Sensitive Operations at Alternate
Site
Protect Corporate Assets Manage Risks
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Recovery Phase

• Recovery refers to
• The process of planning for, or implementing
  expanded operations to address less
  time-sensitive business operations, after the
  most time-sensitive business operations have been
  resumed

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Strohls PR4 Methodology Standard
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PR4 Restoration Phase
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Restoration Phase

• Restoration refers to
• The process of planning for or implementing
  procedures for the repair or relocation of the
  primary site and its contents and for the
  restoration of normal operations at the primary
  site

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PR4 Pyramid Architecture
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PR4 Pyramid Architecture
BCP
Exercise
Maintenance
Training
Quality Assurance
Plans
Teams
Tasks
BIA
Strategies
Responsibilities
Policies
Scope
Purpose
Assumptions
Objectives
Management Support
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PR4 Pyramid Building Blocks
Level 1

• Management Support
• Assumptions
• Objectives
• Policies
• Scope
• Purpose

Level 2
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PR4 Pyramid Building Blocks

• BIA
• Strategies
• Responsibilities
• Plans
• Teams
• Tasks
• Quality Assurance
• Training
• Maintenance
• Exercise

Level 3
Level 4
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Critical Issues

• How well your is organization prepared to survive
  a business disruption with minimum interruption
  to its daily routine?
• Have Experienced a disaster in the past
  (Utilities i.e. Longford)
• Financial Regulations (Access to More Funds)
• Basel II Accord
• MAS
• UK FSA
• Standards (Compliance)
• Security AS 4444
• Quality ISO 17799
• Insurance Regulations (Post HIH)
• Mandate for BCP from other corporations with whom
  you are doing business (ASX)
• Competitive Advantage (Banks)
• SARS, Fear factor (All)

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Logic

• Rather than debating whether your company can
  afford to allocate resources for continuity
  planning, the issue should be whether your
  organization can afford not to be prepared for a
  business interruption

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Critical Success Factors

• Active Support of Executive Management
• Active Participation of Assigned, Skilled
  Departmental Personnel
• Timely and Complete Responses to Information
  Inquiries and Action Requests

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Questions?

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