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Appendix P - Sample Contingency Plan
Table of Contents
A contingency plan should provide the following sections following the content requirements of the guide sections 5 (Develop Risk Action and Contingency Plans).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Scope
1.4 Audience
1.5 Relationship to Other Plans/Reports
2. ORGANIZATION
2.1 Governance Structure
2.2 Key Year 2000 Contingency Planning Stakeholders
3. EXPOSURE ANALYSIS RESULTS
3.1 Contingency Capability Assessment
3.2 Business Function Priority
3.3 Risk Assessment
3.4 Contingency Requirements
4. CONTINGENCY PLANNINGACTIVITY OVERVIEW
4.1 Perform Continuous Risk Management
4.2 Define Crisis Scenarios
4.3 Develop Contingency Plan
4.4 Respond to crises
4.5 Resume operations
5. CONTINGENCY PLAN TRAINING
5.1 Objectives
5.2 Requirements
5.3 Activities
6. CONTINGENCY PLAN TESTING
6.1 Objectives
6.2 Requirements
6.3 Activities
7. CONTINGENCY PLAN MAINTENANCE
7.1 Objectives
7.2 Requirements
7.3 Activities
APPENDICES
Appendix A – Contingency Procedures For Mission Critical Functions
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Procedure Name:
Procedure Id: |
Business Function Impacted (Consequence):
Business Function Id: |
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System / Asset Failure Description (Range from individual to complete asset failure):
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Mission Criticality:
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Reviews:
Legal: r Deputy Minister's Office: r |
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Functional Authority (name):
Telephone Number: |
Asset Responsibility (name):
Telephone Number: |
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Contingency Procedures: (Contingency procedure owners can attach a more detailed description of the procedure)
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Key Logistical Issues: (Location of key contingency procedure tools, guides, supplies and/or resources)
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Crisis Response Procedures: (Extraordinary measures only taken under crisis)
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Business Resumption Procedures: (Actions required to restore normal state of operations)
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Training Frequency:
Date Last Training: Sign-off: |
Test Frequency:
Date Last Tested: Sign-off: |
Maintenance Frequency:
Date Last Maintained: Sign-off: |
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| Approval: | |||||
| Dated: | File Location: | ||||
