Indecisive is working on his company's Business Continuity Plan and performing the Business Impact Analysis. One of the critical processes that he has identified is year-end tax documentation and preparation. However, because this is a seasonal process, he is unsure of how to handle it in his analysis. What advice should you give Mr. Indecisive?

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Mr. Indecisive should calculate the recovery time objectives for both conditions (one for when it is tax season and the other for when it is not tax season). These two numbers should both be reported as a result of the Business Impact Analysis.
The Business Continuity Plan will have a set list of critical business operations and the order in which they should be restored. Depending on the time of year, this order might change. A good Business Continuity Plan will account for these differences and provide for both scenarios. It is important to create two different scenarios based on the time of the year so that regardless of when a crisis occurs, the correct actions can be taken in the correct order for that time period.

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