Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Evaluation Form

Do you test your continuity plan regularly to reveal and accommodate changes? Technology, personnel and facilities are constantly changing at any company. *

Never
Once
Annually
Biannually

Do you make business continuity exercises realistic enough to tap into employees' emotions so that you can see how they'll react when the situation gets stressful? *

Theoretically only
No
Maybe
Yes

Are all eployeess, as well as executives, involved in the exercises so that they get to practice in responding to an emergency? *

No
Some
Yes

Do you have partnerships with local emergency response groups like firefighters, police and Emergency Medical Teams or a good working relationship? *

No
Somewhat
Yes

Is your data highly confidential and/or are there adverse legal repercussions in case of a breach or leak? *

No
Maybe
Yes

How much data do you stand to lose in case of loss of access and how much would the approximate value of this data be?

Do you evaluate your company's performance during each test, and work toward constant improvement? Continuity exercises should reveal weaknesses.

Do you have offsite crisis meeting places and crisis communication plans for top executives in case of internet, mobile or radio failure? Practice crisis communication with employees, customers and the outside world. *

Yes
No

Do you have an offsite datacenter? How long would it take to get it fully up and running? *

Are your backup employees trained enough to perform emergency tasks? The employees you count on to lead in an emergency may not always be available. *

Yes
Maybe
No

Company Name

Official Email Address *