Important items to address in the plan are provided on the next few pages. The business function recovery and resumption parts are at a task level to better define the details associated with business function recovery.

A wide range of items to consider as a framework when preparing a recovery plan are contained in the following list. Responsibility by an individual or group for each item depends entirely on the size and complexity of the organization. All of the items should be seriously considered for possible inclusion in a recovery plan and be as extensive as the needs of the organization dictate.

Policy Statement
Example: Business function managers and personnel are responsible for formulating, testing, and maintaining recovery plans for their critical services and processes.

Scope Statement
Example: The scope of this plan is to restore critical business functions and systems within __ hours, and essential business functions and systems within __ week(s) of a disaster.

Plan Objectives
Example: To ensure the safety and well being of people, delegate authority to respond, recover critical business functions and support entities, minimize damage and loss, resume critical functions at an alternate location, and return to normal operations when possible.

Roles and Responsibilities—for plan development, maintenance, testing, and implementation.

The following components of the planning process and plan development should be completed with detailed steps that include:

• authority,
• responsibility,
• procedures,
• tasks, and
• action steps

for each administrative, support, business function, and information resources unit of the organization. Teams have responsibilities with plan development, maintenance, testing, and implementation of the recovery plan.