Recovery Strategy & Planning Flashcards

When a recovery strategy requires personnel to operate from home during a disaster, which element is MOST critical to address in planning?

Answer: Secure remote access to critical systems and data

Remote work recovery strategies depend on secure, reliable remote access; without it, employees cannot perform critical functions from alternate locations.

A 'recovery time actual' (RTA) that consistently exceeds the RTO indicates:

Answer: A gap in recovery capability that must be addressed through strategy improvement

When actual recovery times exceed objectives, the recovery strategy, resources, or procedures must be enhanced to close the performance gap.

Which of the following BEST describes a 'technology recovery strategy' versus a 'business recovery strategy'?

Answer: Technology recovery focuses on restoring IT systems; business recovery focuses on restoring operational capability to deliver products and services

Technology recovery restores IT infrastructure and data, while business recovery encompasses the broader restoration of operational processes and service delivery.

In recovery planning, 'vital records management' is important because:

Answer: Critical business records (contracts, financial data, employee records) are needed to resume and sustain operations

Vital records contain the information necessary to reestablish business operations, serve customers, and meet legal obligations after a disaster.

A recovery plan that specifies 'Phase 1: Life Safety; Phase 2: Damage Assessment; Phase 3: Recovery Activation' reflects which planning principle?

Answer: Sequential prioritization ensuring human safety precedes all other recovery activities

Recovery plans are structured so that human life safety always takes precedence before property protection, damage assessment, and operational recovery.

Which statement about recovery strategy costs is MOST accurate?

Answer: The cost of a recovery strategy must be justified against the potential financial impact of not recovering

Recovery strategy selection requires balancing investment costs against the expected financial and operational impact of a disaster, ensuring the strategy is proportionate and justified.

After restoring operations at an alternate recovery site, the plan for returning to normal operations is called:

Answer: Reconstitution or restoration planning

Reconstitution (or restoration) planning defines the steps to transition from the temporary recovery site back to the primary or permanent facility.