business-continuity

1# Business Continuity Planning
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3Develop and maintain business continuity capabilities including Business Impact Analysis, communication plans, recovery procedures, and testing schedules for organizational resilience.
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5## When to Use
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7- Developing a formal Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the organization
8- Conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to prioritize recovery efforts
9- Establishing communication plans for crisis scenarios
10- Defining recovery procedures for critical business processes
11- Scheduling and conducting BCP exercises and tests
12- Meeting compliance requirements for continuity planning (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP)
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14## BCP Framework
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16```yaml
17bcp_phases:
18  1_governance:
19    actions:
20      - Obtain executive sponsorship and funding
21      - Assign BCP coordinator and team
22      - Define BCP scope and policy
23      - Establish BCP committee with cross-functional representation
24    deliverables:
25      - BCP policy statement
26      - BCP team charter and roster
27      - Scope document
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29  2_analysis:
30    actions:
31      - Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
32      - Perform risk assessment for continuity threats
33      - Identify critical business processes and dependencies
34      - Determine recovery priorities and resource requirements
35    deliverables:
36      - BIA report
37      - Risk assessment report
38      - Critical process inventory
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40  3_strategy:
41    actions:
42      - Select recovery strategies for each critical process
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