Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are vital activities and required knowledge for the Information Systems Engineer. For every IT system, location or process there should be a companion continuity and recovery plan. This course will explore this topic in detail, highlighting topics such as creating a plan and maintaining a plan. The COBRA methodology for Business Impact Analysis and Risk Analysis will be used. This project-based course will allow you to create a business continuity and disaster recovery plan using best practices learned in this course.
Learning Objectives
1. Plan and organize the Business Continuity team by establish roles across departments and organizations.
2. Analyze and discuss the risk, importance, and relevance of the Business Continuity process and financial impact of disasters and disaster recovery planning.
3. Research, analyze, and create disaster recovery policy and procedures for various types of environments and information systems.
4. Develop business continuity plan that includes policy and procedures for various types of environments and information systems through preparation, rehearsal, training, and testing to handle specific incidents to ensure business continuity.