How do they match: Business Continuity Planners

  • Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Specialist
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultant
  • Disaster Recovery Analyst
  • Disaster Recovery Specialist

  • Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.

  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
  • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
  • Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.