Deck 8: Business Continuity Plans and Procedures

Question 1

Nothing from the Basic Plan is included in the Team Plan.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Team Plans describe the Business Continuity Management System.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

One or more of the standards require invocation (activation) criteria to be included in plans.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which is not a true statement?

A) A Team Leader may have his or her own set of Team Task Instructions separate from the remainder of the team
B) Only the Team Leader is responsible for documenting continuity related expenses
C) Interdependencies are best listed in Team Plans but they are sometimes summarized in the Basic Plan
D) Although special licensing is required, Amateur Band radios can be a useful tool for some types of communication during and after a disaster

Question 5

The standards allow for either a single plan or multiple plans.

Question 6

When the standards speak of communications, they are referring to:

A) Internal and external communications
B) Technology
C) Warning systems
D) All of the above

Question 7

Although this information may be included in other organizational documents and legal filings, one or more of the standards require that an Order of Succession and Delegation of Authority are written into one of the plans.

Question 8

Which is not a true statement?

A) Acronyms commonly used within the organization should be used in the plans but explained in the glossary
B) The Basic Plan must restate assumptions
C) The Basic Plan must describe the structure of the business continuity incident response
D) Each Team Leader should have one or more alternates

Question 9

All recovery teams should have access to the basic plan and copies of all other team plans.

Question 10

An Emergency Response Plan:

A) Should be a separate document
B) Can be integrated into the basic plan
C) Can exist as a Team Plan
D) All of the above

Question 11

In addition a description or list of damage to facilities, equipment, and infrastructure, the damage assessment can include an estimation of any reduction in production capacity and estimates of the time needed to recover.

Question 12

Allocation generally refers to:

A) The percentage of business continuity budget the team receives
B) The team's share of resources
C) The amount of time on the server
D) The number of team members who will report to an alternate site

Question 13

One or more of the standards require that plans are updated and maintained:

A) On a regular basis
B) At planned intervals
C) When the document control system is changed or revised
D) All of the above

Question 14

Processes to determine when and how teams are to stand down their recovery operations must be written into the plans.

Question 15

What will likely happen if the Management Team does not approve or exercise their team task instructions?

A) Will engage in "spontaneous action"
B) Not approve the instructions for other teams
C) Potentially loose insurance claims and reimbursement
D) Prematurely stand down the EOC

Question 16

Resource requirements can appear in both the Basic Plan and Team Plans.

Question 17

Of the following choices, what is the most important attribute of a Team Plan:

A) Executable document
B) Lean and mean
C) Restatement of policy
D) Summary of strategies

Question 18

What should the Team Leader do on a daily basis?

A) Compile a report of expenses
B) Develop plans for the next day
C) Meet with all other Team Leaders
D) Send status report on the team's progress and roadblocks to the EOC

Question 19

The standards require the plan to list objectives.

Question 20

Which of the following is not true?

A) Every organization must have a dedicated and fully equipped EOC
B) The EOC can use an ICS structure
C) The EOC can be virtual
D) The Management Team should be located in the EOC

Question 21

List five categories of resources that should be listed in the team plans:

Question 22

What are some of the common problems associated with the operation of the EOC?

Question 23

List ten sections the Basic Plan should contain:

Question 24

Criticize each of the following team task instructions (scripted continuity instructions):
a. Decide how best to track, record and report expenses associated with the team's recovery.
b. Select a team member to report the progress of the recovery to the recovery coordinator.
c. After the MLB of the CTR is completed, re-establish functionality across all systems.
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Question 25

What does the acronym SMART represent?