CDC UP Contingency Planning Checklist PDF
CDC UP Contingency Planning Checklist PDF
CHECKLIST
CONTINGENCY PLANNING CHECKLIST
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to provide a quick checklist for use by the project manager to ensure that
all appropriate activities related to Contingency Planning have been addressed.
Activities Checklist
This section provides a checklist of activities to ensure proper preparation, use, and post completion
review and continued use of this template.
Checklist
Have any related regulatory requirements, previous plans and lessons learned been identified?
Has a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) been conducted?
Have preventive controls and measures been identified and implemented?
Has a recovery strategy been developed?
Have contingency plans been developed?
Has higher-level management reviewed and/or accepted the BIA findings and the contingency
plan(s)?
Have contingency plans been tested?
Are there mechanisms for capturing lessons learned?
Have stakeholders and staff been trained in contingency plan procedures?
Have system descriptions and architectures been documented and included as part of the
contingency/disaster recovery plan?
Have key personnel responsible for executing the contingency/disaster recovery plan been
identified?
Have responsibilities been clearly defined and documented as they relate to actions that will be
taken in response to a disruption?
Have notification and activation measures been identified and documented within the
contingency/disaster recovery plan?
Have emergency recovery procedures and actions been identified and documented within the
contingency/disaster recovery plan?
Have procedures to return to normal operations following a disruption been outlined and
documented as part of the contingency/disaster recovery plan?
Have specific milestones been identified that would trigger and deactivate the contingency
procedures?
Have required contacts been documented and a formal contact list created and distributed?
Have vendors been informed of, and trained to respond in accordance with the procedures
outlined within the contingency/disaster recovery plan?
Have formal agreements been established with any organizations responsible for providing
support during a disruption?
Are there procedures for reviewing and updating the plan?