Chapter 8: BCP Project Components

• Initiation Phase:
• The initiation phase is where the company has to figure out what it is doing and why. 
• A business continuity coordinator must be identified. 
• A business continuity coordinator will be the leader for the Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
• They will oversee the development, implementation, and testing of the continuity and disaster recovery plan. 
• They will need to coordinate with a lot of different departments.
• A business continuity coordinator will have to have direct access to management and have the credibility and authority to carry out leadership tasks. 
• A BCP committee has to be put together.
• The committee should be made up of representatives from at least the following departments:
• Business units
• Senior management
• IT department
• Security department
• Communications department
• Legal department