You have been tasked with developing a Business Continuity Plan/Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) plan. After
several months of researching the various areas of the organization, you are ready to present the plan to Senior
Management.
During the presentation meeting, the plan that you have dutifully created is not received positively. Senior
Management is convinced that they need to enact your plan, nor are they prepared to invest any money in the
plan.
What is the BEST reason, as to why Senior Management is not willing to enact your plan?
A.
The business case was not initially made and thus did not secure their support.
B.
They were not included in any of the Risk Assessment meetings.
C.
They were not included in any of the Business Impact Assessment meetings.
D.
A Business Impact Assessment was not performed.
Explanation:
The most critical part of establishing and maintaining a current continuity plan is management support.
Management must be convinced of the necessity of such a plan. Therefore, a business case must be made to
obtain this support.
In order to convince Senior Management of the viability of the plan you need to convince them of the business
case. The Senior Management usually wants information stated in monetary, quantitative terms, not in
subjective, qualitative terms.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Senior Management does not need to attend the Risk Assessment meetings.
C: Senior Management does not need to attend the Business Impact Assessment meetings.
D: The Business Impact Assessment is made after the BCP plan has been approved. To make a Business
Impact Assessment the BCP team must sit down and discuss, preferably with the involvement of senior
management, qualitative concerns to develop a comprehensive approach that satisfies all stakeholders.