IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN TESTING

An intensive half or one-day workshop for IT and telecommunications personnel who have had no formal training in testing of Disaster recover Plans.

 

Who should attend

Information Services and Telecommunication managers, project managers, analysts, strategists and consultants; Technical Support managers and staff; Security managers, planners and advisers; Audit professionals; Human Resource managers and staff, Premises and Facility managers; Supplier technical, planning and marketing staff

 

How you and your organisation will benefit

Over 80% of Disaster Recovery Plans fail when first tested: that is an enormous waster of time and money. And if you don’t test your plans, the implications are worse: the plans are likely to fail when most needed.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to use a variety of proven techniques, methods and skills to test IT and Telecommunications Disaster Recovery Plans.

 

Programme

  • The purpose of testing

  • Business Objectives - timetable

    Exercise - Checklist of objectives

  • Measurable objectives - checklist

  • Types of test

    Desktops
    Walkthroughs
    Component / multiple tests
    Scenario tests
    Retrieving backups
    Testing suppliers
    Combining with business functions

  • When to test

  • Designing the test

    What to test (logistical)
    Planned v. unplanned tests
    Observers
    Staffing
    Use as training

  • Exercise : Designing a test for a case study

    Testing at alternate facilities
    Notification
    Transport
    Accommodation
    Recording
    Realism
    Opportunities

  • Following up the test

 

Workshop Leader

Ian Carman

 

Books by Kingswell Consultants

Books on Service Management

Hiles, A. N. The Complete Guide to IT Service Level Agreements, Matching Service Quality to Business Needs.. ISBN 0-9641648-2-5 published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The standard work on IT Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. E-Business Service Level Agreements: Strategies for ISPs, ASPs, *SPs and CLECS.  Published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The first book to deal specifically with e-commerce Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. Service Level Agreements, Winning a Competitive Edge for Supply and Support Services.  ISBN 0-9641648-4-1published by Rothstein Associates Inc. This book applies Service Level Agreements to services other than IT. Real case studies and example SLAs are provided ranging from Human Resources, Logistics, through Training, Livestock Handling, Logistics and Field Service Engineering.

Hiles A.N. and Gunn, Dr. Y. Creating a Customer-Focused Help Desk: How to Win and Keep Your Customers. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-6-8 This book has the support of the Help Desk Institute www.helpdeskinst.com

Books on Business Continuity

Hiles A.N. Business Continuity Management: Best Practice. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-3-3.  This book explicitly covers all the ten areas of business continuity competence required for membership of the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

Hiles A.N. Enterprise Risk Assessment & Business Impact Analysis – Best Practices ISBN 1-931332-12-6 Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. Covers many techniques and methods of risk and impact assessment with detailed examples and checklists.

e-Publication. Kingswell books on Business Continuity, Service Level Agreements and  Help Desk Management will shortly be available by page download in conjunction with Rothstein Associates Inc and Books24x7.com.

New and updated books. Existing  books Business Continuity Management – Best Practice and IT Service Level Agreements have been extensively updated. See our products page or visit www.rothstein.com .

All the above books can be obtained from:

Rothstein Associates Inc.
4 Arapaho Road
Brookfield
Connecticut
0608-3104 USA

www.rothstein.com

e-mail pjr@rothstein.com

Telephone: USA: 1-888-ROTHSTEIN
Worldwide: +1 203 740 7400

Hiles A.N. Guide to Risk Management. Published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Hiles A.N. and Barnes, P. (Editor and main contributor) The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management, John Wiley & Sons, 1999, ISBN 0 471 98622 4.

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Croner’s Purchasing and Supply Guide to I.T., 1994, ISBN 1 85524 271 0

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Guide to Business Continuity Management, 1999, for the Confederation of British Industry by Caspian Publishing

Hiles A.N. (contributor) Business Continuity Management, 2000, Institute of Directors / Department of Trade & Industry.

 

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