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Business Continuity

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plan

A continuity planning project focused on critical processes, recovery priorities, roles, and resilience documentation.

Organization
Cybersecurity Internship Portfolio
Duration
3 weeks
Project Type
Business Continuity
ISO 27001NIST CSFBusiness Continuity

Business Context

Why the work mattered

Operational resilience requires planning before disruption happens. This project documented recovery priorities, ownership, communication paths, and business continuity considerations for critical processes.

Objectives

Engagement goals

Identify critical business processes.

Define recovery priorities and dependencies.

Document continuity roles and communication paths.

Support testing and future plan maintenance.

Methodology

Structured process

The methodology explains how the work moved from context gathering to documented recommendations.

  1. Step 1

    Business Impact Review

    Understand which processes are most time-sensitive.

    Grouped processes by operational impact, data needs, and stakeholder dependence.

  2. Step 2

    Recovery Planning

    Document practical recovery expectations.

    Defined recovery priorities, dependencies, alternate processes, and escalation points.

  3. Step 3

    Maintenance Planning

    Keep continuity documentation usable over time.

    Outlined review cadence, tabletop testing, and lessons learned updates.

Deliverables

Artifacts produced

Resilience

Business Continuity Plan

Continuity documentation covering critical processes, roles, communication, and recovery priorities.

Improves organizational readiness for disruption scenarios.

Skills Demonstrated

Professional competencies

Business Impact AnalysisContinuity PlanningRecovery Prioritization

Outcomes

Project impact

  • Critical process dependencies were documented more clearly.
  • Continuity planning was connected to business resilience goals.

Lessons Learned

Professional growth

Continuity planning works best when it is tested, maintained, and owned by the business.

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