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The tool box allows you to prepare yourself for the kind of disasters and emergencies that would put any Small or Medium Sized Enterprise at risk.

These documents are grouped together in ten basic sets available for purchase from this site. It is also possible to purchase complete access to all the documents

Below is the list of the 12 documents that form the fifth of these groups - Strategy and Implementation. Documents and utilities that you can purchase and download and then use to develop your own contingency plans.

Document

Description

Format

Size

How to use the STRATEGY Document Set

Describes the documents comprising the set and how they can be used as part of the strategy and implementation of your Business Continuity Plan

WORD

62 KB and 2 pages

Recovery Options Matrix

Recovery Options plans covering activities that may need to be done immediately, within 4 hours, within 24 hours, within 48 hours and within 1 week.

EXCEL

29 KB and 5 pages

Standby Site Requirements Specifications

A list of specification items to be determined for a standby site. Many Business Continuity Plans are based upon having such a location with contracted or prearranged facilities that can be used as an emergency location in to which to move key staff in order to resume some degree of trading. This standby site may be externally contracted or be another location within the organisation.

WORD

29 KB and 2 pages

Standby Site Implementation Plan

Invocation plan by hour/day for a standby site to house IT systems.

EXCEL

30 KB and 1 page

Contract Checklist

A checklist of items that you should raise and explore with your legal advisors for inclusion in any contract with suppliers for business continuity services and support. This list is not exhaustive and there are bound to be other items that need to be discussed with your legal advisors with particular relevance to your company, products and services. You should always discuss legal issues such as contracts with the appropriate advisors.

WORD

36 KB and 2 pages

Emergency Expenditure Policy

This policy defines amended expenditure approval procedures to be used immediately following an incident which requires the invocation of the company Business Continuity Plan. These revised expenditure approval procedures are intended to facilitate the timely and effective response to an incident through the ability to procure necessary goods and services

WORD

2 pages

DR Site Managers Responsibility

The Site Manager appointed by you to manage operations at the standby site following an invocation will be responsible for ...

WORD

1 page

Supplier Requirements

A checklist of information to be sought from all suppliers (as defined by being on the Supplier List). The information relates to their readiness to deal with an emergency and includes information such as site details, software and hardware, telecomm’s etc. Forms the basis of elements of the Service Level Agreement relating to Business Continuity

WORD

69 KB and 3 pages

Telephone Strategy

Flowchart of activity

POWERPOINT

1 page

Supplier Service Level Agreement Checklists

This document lists some of the features and facilities you would expect suppliers to address as part of their business continuity planning and everyday operations. These issues would then be included as part of a Service Level Agreement between the supplier and your organisation. In general Service Level Agreements will cover a much wider territory than this list as they should define performance levels you would expect for the services or products provided by the supplier.

WORD

27 KB and 2 pages

Supplier BCP Assessment Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire that helps determine preparedness of your key suppliers. The questionnaire should be completed in conjunction with your normal Account Manager as part of the regular Account Management process

WORD

32 KB and 2 pages

Consultancy Services Contract

Sample contract for the supply of business continuity consultancy services - if you decide you require external consultants. Please consult your legal team and support about all contractual and legal matters. This document is provided for illustrative purposes.

WORD

47 KB and 7 pages

Quick Hits

Presents a series of ‘quick-hit’ solutions which can be implemented to improve the preparedness of your organisation to respond to a disaster or major incident. Many of these quick hits can be implemented at minimal cost prior to the completion of a formal business continuity planning exercise

WORD

29 KB and 2 pages

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