DR Plan Assignment 3

This section explains the disaster recovery facilities available to you and your employees. It

also identifies the proper placement for one or more of these facilities. The type and

arrangement depend on several factors, including the size and scope of your organization,

how many employees you have, what kind of disasters you may face, whether or not your

facility has a designated IT specialist or IT planner, and geographical location considerations.

Some examples are shown below:

The Disaster Recovery Call Tree is one approach to appropriate location decisions

based on several casualties and geographical distance from the facility. The call tree provides

an understanding of the reporting structure within your organization and aids in identifying

recovery staff to manage a disaster (Brewer, 2021).

The diagram above shows an example of the reporting structure for a company with a

central facility and remote satellite offices. All employees report to the Main Office.

Employees at the main office are responsible for communicating with other facilities and

managing recovery efforts. Suppose employee counts are too small at any facility. In that

case, it may be considered "disaster-proof" and removed from consideration to participate in

disaster recovery activities (i.e., the Disaster Recovery Call Tree). Other considerations for

this decision include travel distance, communications, and response times to recover

operations after a disaster.

The Disaster Recovery Call Tree and Recovery Facilities section of the disaster

recovery plan provides a reference for the appropriate location, size, and arrangement for

your disaster recovery facilities. Although not covered in this article, this information can

also be included in your business continuity or risk management plans (Miyamoto, 2021).
Details on handling a disaster can be found in many companies. Some examples are shown

below:

A well-designed disaster recovery plan allows an organization to respond quickly and

effectively to a disaster. The steps you take in the planning stage can help your company

focus and coordinate its efforts during a disaster. When a disaster occurs, you will have

developed and implemented your plan with training and testing so that you and your staff are

ready to recover quickly, minimize disruption to business activities, reduce costs, protect

sensitive information, and conduct business as usual.

Your organization's ability to communicate with employees and customers will be

paramount during a disaster. Many methods use information technology to speak during a

disaster. The diagram below shows one way of communicating during a tragedy. This method

illustrates how information can be shared by telephone, creating a Disaster Recovery

Information System (DRIS) that provides the ability to respond quickly to network problems

and other incidents. Information on handling a disaster can be found in many companies.

Some examples are shown below:

A well-designed disaster recovery plan allows an organization to respond quickly and

effectively to a disaster. The steps you take in the planning stage can help your company

focus and coordinate its efforts during a disaster. When a disaster occurs, you will have

developed and implemented your plan with training and testing. You and your staff are ready

to recover quickly, minimize disruption to business activities, reduce costs, protect sensitive

information, and conduct business as usual.

Your organization's ability to communicate with employees and customers will be

paramount during a disaster. Many methods use information technology to speak during a

disaster. The diagram below shows one way of communicating during a tragedy. This method
illustrates how information can be shared by telephone, creating a Disaster Recovery

Information System (DRIS) that provides the ability to respond quickly to network problems

and other incidents (Walsh, 2015).

References

Brewer, G. (2021). Towards an Integrative Model of Disaster Recovery through Disaster

Risk Reduction: A Recovery Model for New South Wales, Australia. Academia

Letters. https://doi.org/10.20935/al4142

Miyamoto, T. (2021). Possible roles of People’s Organization for post-disaster community

recovery: A case study on recovery process after Philippine Typhoon Yolanda.

Progress in Disaster Science, 100184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2021.100184

Walsh, L. (2015). Learning Needs in Disaster Recovery: Perceptions of Community Health

Recovery After Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy,

6(2), 145–163. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12082