Disaster Checklist

Definition

The disaster checklist is the disaster recovery work product that documents in time order the steps to perform if a disaster occurs.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the disaster checklist are to:

• Document the steps to perform if a disaster occurs

Benefits

The typical benefits of the disaster checklist include:

• It lessens the likelihood that a disaster recovery task or step falls through the cracks.

Contents

The typical contents of the disaster checklist include:

• Steps:
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step ...
  • Step N
• Appendices:
  • Contact Information:
    • Official Agencies
    • Internal Staff
    • Vendors
  • Major Issues
  • TBDs
  • Assumptions

Stakeholders

The typical stakeholders of the disaster checklist include:

• Producers:
  • Disaster Recovery Team
  • Program Management Team or Project Management Team
  • Requirements Team
  • Architecture Team
  • Environments Team
  • Security Team
  • Software Development Team
  • Database Team
• Evaluators:
  • Deployment Inspection Team
  • Program Manager or Project Manager
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Approvers:
  • Project Manager
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Maintainers:
  • Program Management Team or Project Management Team
  • Requirements Team
  • Architecture Team
  • Environments Team
  • Security Team
  • Customer Organization
• Users:
  • Project Management Team
  • Project Team
  • Customer Organization
  • Operations Organization
  • Support Organization

Phases

• Business Strategy: Completed
• Business Optimization: Maintained
• Initiation: Not Applicable
• Construction: Not Applicable
• Delivery: Completed
• Usage: Maintained
• Retirment: Archived

Preconditions

The disaster checklist can typically be started if the following preconditions hold:

• The disaster recovery team is properly staffed and trained in disaster recovery planning.

Inputs

The disaster checklist typically has the following inputs:

• Work Products:
  • Risk Management Plan
  • Application Vision Statement
  • Project Environments Description Document
  • System Requirments Specification
  • System Architecture Document
  • Software Architecture Document
  • Contact Center Architecture Document
  • Data Center Architecture Document
  • Database Design Document
  • Installation Manual
• Stakeholders:
  • Program Management Team or Project Management Team
  • Requirements Team
  • Architecture Team
  • Environments Team
  • Security Team
  • Domain Expert in disaster recovery

Guidelines

• TBD

Conventions

Disaster checklist are typically constrained by the following conventions:

• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML DTD Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Disaster Checklist