DRI Business Continuity Planning and Documentation 2

Question 1

Which of the following best describes a 'Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)'?

Accepted Answer

A comprehensive management framework encompassing policies, processes, plans, and governance for managing business continuity

Answer

A BCMS is the overarching management framework—encompassing policies, governance, processes, plans, and resources—through which an organization manages its business continuity capabilities, not just a software tool or recovery team.

Question 2

What is the role of the 'Business Continuity Steering Committee' in a mature BCM program?

Accepted Answer

To provide executive sponsorship, strategic direction, and resource allocation decisions for the BCM program

Answer

A Business Continuity Steering Committee provides executive-level governance: strategic direction, organizational commitment, resource allocation, and accountability for the BCM program—it governs the program, not operationally executes it.

Question 3

A 'recovery strategy' in BCP documentation MOST accurately refers to:

Accepted Answer

The pre-selected approach and resources for restoring a critical business function within its RTO

Answer

A recovery strategy is the pre-selected approach and associated resources for restoring a specific critical business function to minimum acceptable operating levels within its RTO—the operational plan for 'how we will recover this function.'

Question 4

What is the function of an 'Emergency Operations Center (EOC)' in a business continuity response?

Accepted Answer

A physical or virtual command and coordination hub activated during incidents for centralized decision-making

Answer

An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a command and coordination hub—physical or virtual—that is activated during significant incidents to centralize decision-making, information flow, resource allocation, and coordination among response teams.

Question 5

Which type of BCP documentation provides the most detailed, step-by-step instructions for specific recovery tasks?

Accepted Answer

Operational recovery procedures and run books

Answer

Operational recovery procedures and run books provide the most detailed, task-level step-by-step instructions for executing specific recovery actions—they are designed for practitioners who need precise guidance during recovery.

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DRI Business Continuity Planning and Documentation 2