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User's Guide
INTRODUCTION AND USER GUIDE TO BUSINESS RECOVERY: The mission of a business
recovery process is to minimize damage to the corporation, its employees, customers and
investors. The number one priority is the protection of human life, both of employees and
customers. Immediately following, to the extent possible, terminating the incident is of
paramount importance. Finally, the start of recovery must begin immediately. Advanced
planning, in the form of a Business Recovery Plan, places you
in a position to do just that. And very often it will enable you to act expediently to
assure that a relatively minor occurrence does not escalate into a major disaster.
Business recovery, when properly documented, addresses not only the
recovery of core businesses, but also realizes the importance of support functions. As
such, a solid business recovery plan will include the total business. To start you on your
way, there is a comprehensive introduction and user guide provided. Looking at the Table of Contents you
will find such important topics as:
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User's Guide
Defining a disaster and planning for one