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#1268151 - 10/16/09 05:50 PM how often do you test for disaster/pandemic?
Trees Offline
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Last year we did a table top pandemic. All departments participated, developed spreadsheets of what to handle and who. Do we have to go through the same things again or can we just have the depts. update their reports, esp. if they have new dept. structures, etc.

On the same topic, are you doing annual table tops for disasters in general?

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#1268712 - 10/19/09 10:31 AM Re: how often do you test for disaster/pandemic? Trees
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We are possibly considering another one, but since our core resources have not changed dramatically, I think the results would be the same.

We have a committee meeting next week, I'll let you know.
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#1268762 - 10/19/09 01:51 PM Re: how often do you test for disaster/pandemic? Retired DQ
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
we test annually
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#1268946 - 10/19/09 04:46 PM Re: how often do you test for disaster/pandemic? HappyGilmore
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We test each dept. annually.

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#1274357 - 10/26/09 11:27 PM Re: how often do you test for disaster/pandemic? P*Q
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We are going to begin testing quarterly, rotating which department(s), which piece(s) of software, and which partial disaster/full disaster/pandemic disaster scenario each time.
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#1278272 - 11/02/09 03:30 PM Re: how often do you test for disaster/pandemic? BurntSienna
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The regulatory guidance and best practice call for annual testing of the BCP. Since the pandemic plan is a subset of the BCP, it should also be tested annually. With annual testing you are ensuring that any changes you have made over the coarse of the year whether with key personnel, processes, technology, or procedures are tested.
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