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Business Recovery Testing

Things You Need to Know About Work Area Recovery Testing

The elements that make up successful WAR (work area recovery) tests are the same as those that make up successful IT DR tests:

  • Apply basic project management tools to DR tests
  • Assign roles and responsibility
  • Use a scenario-based approach
  • Plan well
  • Engage management
  • Provide the right resources
  • Test regularly
  • Manage risk
  • Report results quickly

The majority of this chapter expands on these aspects of successful business continuity testing.

Apply Basic Project Management Tools to Work Area Recovery Tests

WAR, just like DR testing, should be part of your business-as-usual ...

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