Business Continuity and You!

The Ohio State UniversityBusiness & FinanceEnterprise Continuity ProgramQuarterly Update

October 2008 Business and Finance

Importance of Business Continuity

Reduces confusion during and after a crisis

Reduces loss of life

Provides a roadmap to a faster recovery

Pools resources if crisis is widespread

Importance of Business Continuity

Saves and ProtectsReputation of the OrganizationLines of businessService offeringsMoneyJobs

Creation of Plan

Identification of a Team Leader & Planning Team

Facilitated Sessions by B & F Enterprise Continuity Coordinator

Utilization of Business Continuity Software

Education and Training of Employees

Phase I Rolodex

Creation of Call Tree Identification of key vendors; agencies & OSU depts Internal Key Contacts (OSU)

Response & Tasks Command & Control Team Crisis Communication Team Damage Assessment Team Safety & Security Team

Alternate Locations Emergency Operations Center

Phase II

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Identify Business ProcessesAssign Recovery Time ObjectivesPrioritize Processes

Recovery Teams & TasksCreate continuity strategy for each process

Unavailability of 60-80% staffUnavailability of key

applications/assets/equipmentUnavailability of building and all contents

Phase III

Assets Identify assets needed to restore each

process to minimum level of serviceEquipment, applications, T-com, vital records

Risk Identification Identify risks & mitigation strategies per riskAssign owners & target dates

Exercise Preparation Identify participantsChoose scope & create scenario & scoring

criteria

Planning Cycle

QuarterlyReview

Plan Creation

QuarterlyUpdate

Drills

Education &Training Wikipedia® /OSU

Flow of Incident ResponseA

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Evacuation / Shelter-in-Place

(All Affected)

Emergency Response (Fire Dept., Public

Safety, EHS, Others)

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Business Continuity (Individual Units /

Departments)

University Emergency Operations Center (EOC) if needed

(University Leadership)

Emergency Operations &

Evacuation Plan (EHS)

Federal, State, Local, and OSU

Guidelines

Comprehensive Emergency

Management Plan (Emergency

Preparedness Coordinator)

Continuity Plans (Individual Units /

Departments)

Time

What is Your Role?

Did you give the most up to date phone #?

Do you have specialized skills that could be used in a disaster?

Have you made plans at home in the event of a disaster?