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Project Content

This document is intended to give guidance on the content of the Project Plan, against each of the Plan headings specified. Each Topic should be addressed, although the size and nature of the Project will determine the level of detail specified in each section. If the...

DRP Guide

BCM - DRP

Here's a guide to Disaster Recovery and building a strategy . Disk crashes, power outages, communication loss-are all minor disasters that happen on an occassional basis - and most of us have a back-up plan ready to put into effect. We are dependent on computers to...

Tips and Tricks

Implementation

For those who would like to go back to Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003; here's a White Paper which is still pretty much current... Download: TipsTricksps2003 These Tips and Tricks show how to perform a number of basic tasks in a Microsoft® Office...

Developing a Contingency Plan

BCM - DRP

A contingency plan guide. Every company, and each of its locations, is susceptible to disaster. Disk crashes, power outages, communication loss-are all minor disasters that happen on an occassional basis-and most of us have a back-up plan ready to put into effect. But...

Assessment How To

Automation

A useful document to use when trying to fathom out how to carry out an assessment. This business continuity plan/disaster recovery (BCP/DRP) assessment is specifically designed to identify gaps in coverage, evaluate their potential impact on the organisation, and...

Disaster Recovery Planning Framework

BCM - DRP

A great little template that can be used when working through a Disaster Recovery format for an organisation. - Excerp from the first paragraph: "It is proposed that each business unit be required to produce its own DRP, which will be integrated with the overall DRP...

Guide to Business Continuity Planning

BCM - DRP

A good guide to Business Continuty Management is available for download. Business Continuity Management is a process driven from the top of the organisation. The first stage has to be an acceptance by the Board or the Executive Committee of the organisation that BCM...

Hints and Tips

Automation, Implementation, Random Muslings

A short document showing some good / bad project techniques Download: prjtiphints

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