Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

• Lead enterprise-wide BIA to identify and prioritize critical business processes.

• Define recovery priorities and RTO/RPO targets based on operational and financial impact.

Application Inventory & Tiering

• Maintain enterprise application inventory and ensure alignment with BCDR scope.

• Define and enforce application tiering, including required RTO, RPO, and testing expectations.

• Assess and tier new applications as part of onboarding and change processes.

BCDR Planning Standards & Oversight

• Define and enforce BCDR standards, templates, and requirements for Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs).

• Guide business and IT teams in developing and maintaining their plans.

• Review plans for completeness, accuracy, and executability.

• Provide input on disaster recovery design (e.g., failover approaches, redundancy, dependencies) to ensure alignment with recovery requirements.

• Validate through testing that recovery capabilities meet defined RTO/RPO targets.

Testing

• Lead enterprise BCDR testing, including tabletop and failover exercises.

• Validate recovery of critical business processes—not just systems.

• Track and drive remediation of gaps identified during testing.

BCDR Tooling & Plan Governance

• Own the BCDR repository and plan lifecycle (SharePoint, Power Automate).

• Maintain workflows for plan approval, version control, and annual recertification.

• Track plan ownership, approvals, and compliance with recertification requirements.

Program Execution, Governance & Improvement

• Lead BCDR initiatives, including planning, milestones, and delivery.

• Track risks, issues, and dependencies; drive resolution with stakeholders.

• Develop and report on BCDR metrics (e.g., plan coverage, test success, remediation status, recertification compliance).

• Report program maturity, risks, and remediation progress to leadership.

• Identify and drive remediation of gaps (e.g., RTO/RPO misalignment, untested plans, dependency risks).

• Support audits and ensure alignment with internal controls and regulatory expectations.

• Maintain BCDR-related risks within the enterprise risk register.

• Provide recommendations on program priorities, improvements, and roadmap execution based on testing results and risk insights.