IDC PlanScape: Disaster Recovery Maturity

This IDC PlanScape describes how to apply the maturity model by honestly assessing the capabilities and developing a road map and improvement plan based on that model.According to Gerald Johnston, adjunct research advisor for IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP), "A poor IT response to a single event can be a career-ending proposition, but CIOs and their leadership team can ensure they are prepared by steadily improving their team's capabilities across five key areas or dimensions."

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Executive Summary

Why Is Disaster Recovery Maturity Important?

What Is Disaster Recovery Maturity?

Who Are the Key Stakeholders?

How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Disaster Recovery Maturity?

• From Awareness to Action
• Why Technology Buyers Should Engage
• A Strategic Lever, Not Just a Compliance Checkbox

Advice for Technology Buyers

• Strategic Use of the Model
• Tactical Approach to Assessing and Improving DR Maturity
  • Guide to Assessing IT DR Capabilities
    • Example Assessment: People Dimension
    • Example: Disaster Recovery Maturity Assessment - Hypothetical Global Bank
      • Summary Overview
      • Findings by Dimension: People
      • Findings by Dimension: Process
      • Findings by Dimension: Technology
      • Findings by Dimension: Vision
    • Summarize Assessment Findings
    • Develop Improvement Plan
    • Implement and Monitor Progress
    • Establish Ongoing Roles and Governance
    • Foster Continuous Improvement
    • Track KPIs to Measure and Improve DR Capabilities
    • Leverage Reporting, Benchmarking, and Root Cause Tools
    • Periodically Reassess and Adjust the Plan

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