solved Develop the BCP Plan and a disaster recovery plan (DRP)
Develop the BCP Plan and a disaster recovery plan (DRP) for the case study below:Industry: BrokingSize: 1,500 staff in AsiaBusiness Challenge: Our client is a leading brokerage in Asia. The business spans 14 countries, managed from Hong Kong, and has experienced dramatic growth in the last 2 years, which has driven a large number of IT infrastructure and application deployments. Business Continuity facilities have not kept pace with these deployments, leading to the situation where “BCP plans were out-of-date, not compliant with local regulatory requirements, not fit-for-purpose and untestedâ€.Client Requirement: The client wished to address shortfalls in BCP to ensure that plans were aligned with the business, regulatory and group requirements and proven. Whilst working for a new and wholly-owned subsidiary, ITPM produced BCP plans and documentation which the client decided to adopt as the new group standard. ITPM was then engaged to roll out the BCP documentation and processes to 14 countries.Scope: The scope covered the roll-out of BCP plans, documentation, and processes across all countries and business lines.The Solution: The solution proposed by ITPM was to break down the work into a number of packages and then implement on a country-by-country basis, starting with the countries most at risk. In this way, we were able to deliver results in terms of a reduced risk profile early in the program.The elements of the solution were:Clear planComplete a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) conducted with each department head. This provided a baseline to document the minimum requirementsReview and update of existing documentation plus re-format to new standardAll staff briefing on local BCP proceduresFull BCP test with subsequent documentation