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RECOVERING YOUR BUSINESS:
HOW TO PLAN
by Tamp Computer Systems, Inc.

"A disaster could leave your business facility inaccessible or inoperable.

“Recovering Your Business was developed to assist you in planning for such an occurrence.

“This reference book provides authoritative information that your business will profit from in
the event of a disaster.

“It is designed primarily with practical instructions on how to accomplish each step in a
recovery planning project. Recovering Your Business contains ten chapters from Inception
through Maintenance. It gets your recovery planning project started on the right foot, and
explains how to sustain your recovery procedures and keep your recovery plan up to date.

“Recovering Your Business incorporates:
- letters and memos
- questionnaires
- data collection forms
- test plans and reports
for completing the steps within your recovery planning project.

“This book was written to help you regain your business operations with minimum effort and
maximum efficiency."

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CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION
Summary of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INCEPTION
Project Initiation Interoffice Letters
CHAPTER 2 - IDENTIFYING OPERATIONS
Recovery Planning Questionnaire with Interoffice Cover Letter
CHAPTER 3 - IDENTIFYING BUSINESS IMPACTS
Business Impact Questionnaire with Interoffice Cover Letter
CHAPTER 4 - IDENTIFYING AUTOMATED APPLICATION PROCESSING
Automated Application Questionnaire with Interoffice Cover Letter
Application Questionnaire Summary
Application Inventory Form
CHAPTER 5 - IDENTIFYING RECOVERY RESOURCES
Data Collection Forms with Instructions and Interoffice Cover Letter
CHAPTER 6 - DECIDING ON RECOVERY STRATEGIES
Proven Recovery Strategies
Recovery Support Request Letters
Request for Proposals with Cover Letter
CHAPTER 7 - DOCUMENTING YOUR RECOVERY PLAN
Description of Format and Contents for Your Recovery Plan
Plan Development Checklist
CHAPTER 8 - TRAINING PLAN PARTICIPANTS
Training Interoffice Letters
Most Commonly Asked Questions and Suggested Answers for Training
CHAPTER 9 - TESTING YOUR RECOVERY PLAN
Proven Test Strategies
Test Plan
Test Event Log
Test Problem Log
Test Report
CHAPTER 10 - MAINTAINING YOUR RECOVERY PLAN
Maintenance Policies
Plan Enhancement Request Form with Interoffice Letter
INDEX

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1993, 182 pages Order #DR-123
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