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TOPIC FAQ

What is a Technology Recovery Plan and what does it typically cover?

A Technology Recovery Plan provides guidelines for off-site technical recovery of an organization’s critical services, emphasizing advance planning and resource management to restore operations within acceptable timeframes. The referenced product offers this content as a customizable 13-page MS Word template for inclusion in a Business Continuity Management program.

How does a Technology Recovery Assessment differ from a Technology Recovery Plan?

A Technology Recovery Assessment (TRA) documents the business impact that an outage of new or modified technology will have on affected business areas, while a TRP provides the recovery guidelines. The Flevy product supplies the TRA as a separate 5-page MS Word document template alongside the 13-page TRP.

When should an organization create or update a TRP?

Organizations should create or update a TRP when they need documented off-site recovery procedures, after changes to critical services, or when integrating recovery into a Business Continuity Management initiative. The template provided is intended to support those updates as a 13-page customizable MS Word document.

What should I look for when choosing a TRP template for my organization?

Seek a customizable MS Word template that explicitly addresses off-site technical recovery, resource management, and business-impact assessment, and that aligns with regulatory and best-practice frameworks. The Technology Recovery Plan & Assessment on Flevy includes a 13-page TRP and a 5-page TRA and cites compliance with SOX, ITIL, FFIEC, BS25999, and ISO 17799/27001.

How much effort is typically required to adapt a TRP template to my environment?

Effort varies by organizational complexity,, but a template format reduces authoring time by providing sections to populate with local recovery contacts, resources, and procedures. The file provided is a customizable 13-page MS Word TRP intended for adaptation within an existing BCM process.

How can a TRP support regulatory or audit readiness for standards like SOX or FFIEC?

A TRP documents technical recovery procedures, roles, and resource management that auditors review when assessing operational resilience and control continuity. The Technology Recovery Plan & Assessment product explicitly references alignment with SOX, FFIEC, and ISO 17799/27001 in its materials.

We are deploying new technology; how can we assess potential outage impacts before go-live?

Use a focused Technology Recovery Assessment to document how an outage of the new or modified technology would affect each business area, capturing severity and required recovery actions. The Flevy package includes a 5-page TRA MS Word template designed for that purpose.

Can a TRP template be used to plan recovery exercises or tabletop reviews?

A TRP’s off-site recovery guidelines and resource-management content provide the factual basis for designing recovery scenarios and exercises; organizations can use the documented procedures to build test cases and validate roles. The provided TRP is a 13-page customizable MS Word template for such planning.

Source: Best Practices in BCP Word: Technology Recovery Plan & Assessment Word (DOC) Document, Boris Agranovich

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Based on work with Citibank, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, and Capgemini, this template is developed by a Global Risk Leader and founder of the world's largest Risk Management community. SOX, ITIL, FFIEC, BS25999, ISO 17799/27001 compliant.

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