Wgu Jit2 Risk Mgmt Task C

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Business Contingency Plan Recommendation JIT2 Risk Management, Task C September 6, 2014 Introduction: SterlingCrest’s business contingency plan contains numerous preventive measures, resources, and procedures to allow the company to quickly and efficiently restore operations in order to mitigate the negative effects of a major business disruption. The purpose of this report is to provide an implementation strategy for the company’s business contingency plan, along with recommendations for monitoring and adjusting the plan going forward. C. Recommendation: After establishing a comprehensive business contingency plan in writing with signoff from the SterlingCrest’s Board of Directors, the executive leadership will assign a manager to oversee the implementation, monitoring, and adjusting of the plan on a go-forward basis. Implementation. In order for the plan to be successfully implemented and adopted, it is vital for the BCP manager to communicate the benefits of the plan to management and to everyone with an active role in the execution of the plan. In addition, the CEO will communicate the plan to all corporate employees to give everyone a general awareness of the project. Communicating the plan’s objectives and benefits can be done through a combination of e-mails, presentations, newsletters, and meetings. After the business contingency plan has been communicated, the first step in implementing the plan is to identify the employees who will be directly involved in executing the BCP. Those directly involved will also include the Board of Directors and executive leadership. The member of the BCP execution team will be delegated roles and tasks to provide clear understanding and plan execution. The BCP team will be a cross-functional team that covers all critical areas within the department, so in the event of a major business
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