• Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets such as data centers. • Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies. • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans. • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements. • Assess risks to business operations. • Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance. • Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies. • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans. • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster. • Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation. • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets. • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
