Contingency Planning Guide For Information Technology Systems Recommendations Of The National Institute Of Standards And Technology

Provides instructions, recommendations, & considerations for gov't IT contingency planning (CP). CP are interim measures to recover IT services following an emergency or system disruption. Interim measures may include the relocation of IT systems & operations to an alternate site, the recovery of IT functions using alternate equip., or the performance of IT functions using manual methods. Here are specific CP recommendations for 7 IT platform types. Provides strategies & techniques common to all systems. It also defines the 7-step CP process that an agency may apply to develop & maintain a viable CP program for their IT systems. These 7 progressive steps are designed to be integrated into each stage of the system development life cycle. Illustrated.Swanson, Marianne is the author of 'Contingency Planning Guide For Information Technology Systems Recommendations Of The National Institute Of Standards And Technology', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756741822 and ISBN 0756741823.