DRI Business Continuity Planning and Documentation

Question 1

What is the PRIMARY purpose of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)?

Accepted Answer

To provide documented procedures and information enabling an organization to respond to and recover from a disruptive incident

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To prevent all possible disruptions to business operations

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To transfer financial risk to insurance providers during a disruption

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To fulfill regulatory requirements for documented emergency procedures

Question 2

Which document defines who is responsible for invoking the Business Continuity Plan and under what circumstances?

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The BCP activation and escalation procedures

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The Business Impact Analysis report

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The IT Disaster Recovery Plan

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The employee emergency contact list

Question 3

A BCP component that documents the alternate procedures for performing critical business functions manually or with limited technology is called:

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A workaround procedure or manual fallback procedure

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A disaster recovery plan

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A business impact analysis update

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An emergency operations center runbook

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of a GOOD Business Continuity Plan document?

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Concise, actionable checklists with clear roles and contact information

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Comprehensive technical detail covering all possible scenarios

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Long explanatory sections providing the rationale for each decision

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Written primarily for senior management to demonstrate strategic alignment

Question 5

How often should a Business Continuity Plan be reviewed and updated, according to DRI best practices?

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At least annually and after significant changes to the business, systems, or threat environment

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Only when a significant disruption has occurred

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Every five years to align with strategic planning cycles

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Whenever a new senior executive joins the organization

Question 6

What is the purpose of version control in BCP documentation?

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To ensure all plan holders are working from the current, authorized version and to maintain an audit trail of changes

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To track how many times each employee has accessed the plan

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To comply with ISO 27001 document control requirements only

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To prevent unauthorized personnel from reading the plan