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The manager in charge of the project has no formal training on how to manage projects. 2. Managers are often unwilling to track and report on cost, risk, time, and quality problems. 3. Managers are often unwilling to say "no" to poorly defined projects. 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It was included in part of the "IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION ACT OF 2007". An excerpt can be found at www.k-r-m.com Buried at the end of the act is something called NFPA 1600. NFPA stands for National Fire Protection Association. NFPA 1600 contains the teeth in Title IX of the 9/11 act. "NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs 2007 Edition" is a comprehensive set of standards that companies would use to certify themselves for the 9/11 act. 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A baseline study is an important first step in determining where the company stands in relation to best practices and corporate goals. Part of this study should also include a comparison on how the company currently meets their customer’s needs and expectations and what can be done to improve performance. A cost/benefit/risk analysis should be included to document potential savings if an IT project management office was established. 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A formal risk analysis for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery risks have a direct impact on how well a company can survive an incident. Performed correctly, everyone in a management or senior staff capacity should participate in identifying and mitigating risks. This insures that the correct risks are identified for the correct reasons and can be part of an internal or external assessment effort. 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A Project Management Office is not an absolute requirement for a stable Business Continuity Project. However, it may be required if your company is complex in terms of changes or simply with the number of people working on different projects. A Project Management Office, with the power to approve or decline a project or change, should have enough clout to make sure that every project has Business Continuity impacts identified and addressed in every project. 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Every manager and senior staff member should be involved in Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery planning as a part of their normal job functions. 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You have Person A perform Task D to produce Result Z. Yet often, it is how you manage and relate to the people you work with that really makes the difference in whether Person A succeeds or fails. This softer side (or people side) of management is often difficult for people that are in technical roles. In fact, I would be safe in stating that it is more important in rescuing your business or successfully finishing your project than raw technical ability ever will be. 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Failure to perform a comprehensive Business Impact Analysis across all divisions in a company indicates that no one really knows what would be impacted in the event of an incident. This is often seen in large corporations with divisions that operate independently (often called silos). It is assumed that everyone in each division really has a handle on what is business critical and what is not. Determining what Business Critical should be up to the managers with fiduciary responsibility. They are the ones with the checkbooks that can make sure the correct problems are addressed. 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You see some really interesting and creative formulas to “prove” the ROI on Business Continuity. Most people would agree that it is nearly impossible to prove anything related to Business Continuity before a Business Continuity Plan is created. It is next to impossible to prove a valid ROI even after a Business Continuity Plan is created. Why? The short answer indicates it is difficult prove a negative. With Business Continuity, like Security, you are confronted with the problem of nothing happening. If you develop and test a Business Continuity Plan and no catastrophic event happens, you cannot prove (under most circumstances) that any events were avoided solely due to your BCP efforts. Security can point to a decrease in intrusion alerts, but it cannot prove that security has not been compromised without detection. 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Many companies focus on a few, high profile departments (such as accounting and HR) and don't consider the impact of other departments like shipping and receiving or the mail department in determining recovery time objectives. Those support roles are even more critical in a recovery. How quickly they can be recovered has a direct impact on how people get paid, what payments are received, and how business critical shipments in a crisis are processed. 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This is something that few companies (outside of banks, insurance companies, or other highly regulated companies) do well. Often, drills are considered a "success" if data can actually be recovered and someone can access it. Although everyone knows it is a major risk to avoid synchronizing data bases, no one wants to pick up that rock and look underneath. They know it will cost a lot of money and take a lot of time to do the job correctly and look at this as a cost to manage down. Are your recovery instructions detailed enough to allow a contractor from another company to restore your systems without having ever seen them? If your recovery plan depends on a few superstars to recover your systems, you have a weak plan! You should plan on all of your staff being dead or incapacitated. Your recovery plans should be clear enough that a qualified stranger should be able to pick up a plan and successfully follow it. 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Sometimes it is not possible to haul documentation around and keep copies in your house, car, and at work (much less keep it up to date). Over the years, I have seen many examples of poor documentation. One major corporation I worked with (and they are still doing this as far as I know) had their support staff print out copies of their Disaster Recovery to place in their desk, home, and car. This was bad enough, but some people made changes to the documentation and never told anyone the documentation had changed. Other staff were slightly more considerate. They would make changes and tell a few co-workers that they changed the documentation. The rest of the staff was supposed to be psychic and know it somehow. For the complete article, visit www.k-r-m.com - Advanced Business Continuity Training and Consulting Services