Mission Critical Planning How to select the right tools and develop effective Contingency Planning for information systems More than ever your corporate data is at risk. During this 2 day class, you'll learn the principles of contingency planning and develop an A to Z disaster recovery plan for information assurance in your organization. This interactive workshop / lab will jump start your contingency planning processes for large or small organizations. During this class your instructor drills below the basics of contingency planning Business Impact Analysis (BIA) tools and allows you to "test drive" leading contingency planning software. With the help of these tools you can determine your organizations most critical applications, explore Maximum Allowable Delay (MAD), configure time techniques, establish disaster recovery teams & designate a control center methodology, while you develop a process for real-time disaster recovery for your organization. You'll determine which contingency planning product(s) will work best for your organization, how to import existing personnel and equipment records, how to establish the recovery teams you will need, which recovery strategies (hot site, cold site, reciprocal agreements, etc.), are most suited for your organization, and how to test your contingency plans. You will walk away with a portfolio of near and long term answers and initiatives for critical asset management risk, contingency plans and disaster recovery Key topics:  •Determining your organization's needs  •Contingency Planning Terms and definitions  •Determining the scope  •Levels of difficulty  •Business Impact Analysis (BIA)  •Recovery strategies  •Potential software tools  •Testing the plans Who should attend: CIOs with responsibility for Contingency Planning, Network Administrators, Information Security Architects, Auditors, Consultants, and all others seeking to plan, implement, and/or manage an Contingency Planning program Course Fee: $1,195 Time: 8:30am - 4pm Location: Click here to view the course schedule Learning Level: Intermediate to Advanced Prerequisites: Basic understanding of information security, contingency planning, and the Windows operating system. CPE Credits: 16 Instructor: TBA   Course agenda: Phase I — Establishing Baseline Before the tools of contingency planning can be effectively used, the concepts behind the tools must be understood. Anyone can buy a tool; knowing how to apply the tool makes the tool effective. In this first phase of our training you will learn the concepts and definition used by certified business continuity planners to effectively communicate project priorities and establish contingency planning project boundaries. Defining Terms Cost, Benefits and ROI with Contingency Plans Disaster Prevention Levels of Effort (LAN, WANS, Mainframe) Establishing the Scope Project Management               BCP Planner/Coordinator               Team Leaders               Team Members               Management Support Anatomy of a Disaster Recovery Phases               Emergency Response               Situation Assessment               Recovery Strategy               Interim Ops               Restoration Recovery Strategies               Hot sites               Warm site               Cold sites               Mobile recovery               Reciprocal Agreements               Mix and Match Testing the plan               Paper tests               Team testing               Unannounced tests               Complete tests               Testing cautions               Creating a usable test plan Phase II — Finding the Right Tools After mastering the basics concepts, what comes next? A survey of the tools that can help more efficiently develop and maintain a contingency plan. Contingency Planning Tools Business Impact Analysis               Manual tools               Automated Tools Disaster Recovery Plans               Manual Tools               Automated Tools Business Resumption Plans               Manual Tools               Automated Tools Phase III — Using the Tools and Creating an Effective Plan This is the hands-on phase where students will apply contingency planning principles they have learned while using use the tools we have surveyed to begin a contingency plan for their organization. Selecting the tool that fits               Business Impact Analysis                             Manual tools                             Automated Tools               Disaster Recovery Plans                             Manual Tools                             Automated Tools Creating a disaster recovery plan               Determining critical application recover times               Selecting team members               Selecting recovery strategy(ies)               Building the data center plan Suggested Information for Students to bring to class**: Organizational chart List of all Host (server or mainframe) based applications and a description of what they do List of all IT hardware in data center List of communications equipment in data center List of all data center personnel with associated skill sets **Note: If required student information is not brought to class a "practice set" of information will be available. *Course fees are subject to change