CRA BCP & Crisis Scenario Planning 2

Question 1

Which metric defines the maximum tolerable downtime before a business function causes irreversible harm?

Accepted Answer

Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD)

Answer

MTPD is the absolute maximum time a business function can be disrupted before the organization suffers unacceptable consequences.

Question 2

During a crisis, the Incident Command System (ICS) uses a span-of-control ratio to maintain effectiveness. What is the recommended ratio?

Accepted Answer

1:3 to 1:7

Answer

ICS recommends one supervisor for every 3–7 subordinates to ensure manageable oversight during emergencies.

Question 3

A company's BCP requires data restored to within 4 hours of a failure. Which BCP metric is being defined?

Accepted Answer

RPO

Answer

RPO (Recovery Point Objective) defines the maximum acceptable age of data that must be restored after a disruption.

Question 4

Which crisis communication principle requires that all external statements be approved by a single designated spokesperson?

Accepted Answer

One voice policy

Answer

The one voice policy ensures that all public communications during a crisis are coordinated and consistent to avoid conflicting messages.

Question 5

In BCP terminology, a 'warm site' differs from a 'hot site' primarily in that it:

Accepted Answer

Has hardware but requires data restoration before operations resume

Answer

A warm site has hardware and connectivity pre-installed but requires data to be restored from backups before operations can resume.

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