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Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

This presentation explores the selection process for choosing an effective Business Continuity Planning (BCP) tool in higher education. Participants will learn essential criteria for tool selection, lessons learned from past experiences, and the importance of a standardized approach to continuity planning. The session will feature insights from experts in business continuity and disaster recovery, focusing on user needs, integration capabilities, and ease of use. Join us to enhance your understanding of BCP tools and minimize operational disruptions.

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Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

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  1. Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool Introductory Comments EDUCAUSE eLive Presentation February 27, 2007

  2. Introduction Agenda • Objectives and Format of Today’s Session • Why a Business Continuity Planning Tool? Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  3. Objective of Today’s Session • Today we’ll cover: • The selection process for choosing a BCP Tool • Important criteria in selecting a BCP Tool • Lessons learned from past selections • Today is NOT about: • Pros and Cons of specific vendors or tools • Discussion of tool deployment process (this may come later) Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  4. Format of Today’s Session • Overview and Background (this presentation) • Tool Selection Process Experiences • Katina Blue, CBCP Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, North Carolina State University • Betty Hawkins, CBCP, SSCP Senior Project Manager, University of South Carolina Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  5. Assumptions • Throughout the presentations today, we make the assumption that you’re familiar with the following concepts • Business Continuity (BC) vs. Disaster Recovery (DR) • Incident vs. Disaster • Table Top Exercise • Hot Site Rehearsal • Recovery Time Objective (RTO) • Recovery Point Objective (RPO) • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  6. Business Continuity Planning in Higher Ed • There may be a “silo” approach • Lack of a consistent planning approach across departments • The plans may not be maintained consistently Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  7. Why Use a BCP Tool? • Provide a common platform for use across the enterprise • Use a standardized approach to continuity planning • Provide structure and guidance to the planning process • Integrate Business Continuity Planning, Emergency Response Planning, and Disaster Recovery Planning Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  8. High Level Considerations • Ease of Use • Flexibility to meet the needs of individual schools and departments • Ability to integrate with existing systems and other business continuity planning and event management tools • Decide whether to choose “hosted” option or run in-house Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

  9. What Questions Do You Have? • What questions do you have before we turn to our first panelist? Selecting a Business Continuity Planning Tool

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