1. The Executive Summary (pages ES‐1 & ES‐2), and Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 1‐13) [Note: in Acrobat these are pages 11‐25] of the Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems (http://cs

1. The Executive Summary (pages ES‐1 & ES‐2), and

Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 1‐13) [Note: in Acrobat these

are pages 11‐25] of the Contingency Planning Guide

for Information Technology Systems

(http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-34-rev1/sp800-34-rev1_errata-Nov11-2010.pdf) from the

National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2010. Attached HERE due to non-availability

because of government funding shutdown.

2. Review the in particular the list under “Technology/Management.” kpmg-checklist.pdf

3. “Governing Information Technology Risk (http://www.energycollection.us/Board-

Charters/Information-Technology/Governing-IT-Risk.pdf) ”, by Parent and Reich, California

Management Review, 2009.

1. Describe the process (steps) you would use in any organization to develop and deploy a business

continuity and disaster recovery plan.

2. Critically review the Texas A&M plan provided and suggest ways to improve, note any missing

elements, and provide any other suggestions you have for the development team. This assessment

and process description should be no more than 3000 words. Please cite any material using MLA

style if necessary.

3. Save your completed as "yourname_BCDRReview" (e.g. janedoe_BCDRReview).