That is an amazingly thoughtful answer. Thank you very much. I am presently
working in a role to support a peer of mine help establish a business
continuity plan so your advice is extremely helpful. I would agree that
everyone should be involved in disaster planning which is why I am doing my
part to champion the initiative.

Best,

Alex

On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Julie J. Colgan <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi Alex,
>
> In my opinion, the primary value of the RM in DR/BC planning is to assist
> the organization in identifying the content that is vital to its
operations
> during and immediately after a catastrophic event or system failure and by
> helping to determine strategies and tactics for appropriate protection of
> that content (such as dispersal, etc.) to ensure it is available when,
> where, how and by whoever needs it.
>
> The RM should be working closely with LOB, IT, Legal, Finance, HR, etc. to
> help them identify what information is critical to the organization during
a
> disaster (such as employee and customer contact information), what
> information is needed as the business emerges from the disaster (such as
> contracts, banking information, etc.) and what information needs to be
> protected but won't be necessarily needed to operate during and
immediately
> after a disaster.
>
> As to your question of who should be involved in DR/BC planning, the
answer
> is Everyone.  All major funcitons of an organization will have a stake in
> the organization's ability to survive a disaster and resume business
> operations.  Some functions will play a more integral role than others in
> planning, and certainly in execution, but everyone needs to be included.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Julie
>
> Julie J. Colgan, CRM
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