Purdue IT’s Business Continuity Planning (BCP) team was established to enable Purdue to continue offering necessary services in the case of a disruptive event. Business Continuity Plans are maintained by a group of authorized users using the Business Continuity Management system hosted at: https://purdue.kuali.co/ready.
BCP's mission is to:
- Keep Purdue IT customer systems up and running or restore services as soon as possible
- Provide written plans and structure for how Purdue responds to an event
Purdue IT utilizes the KualiReady software, which specializes in BCP for higher education. Plans include data such as:
- Department Information
- Department Contacts & contact information
- Critical Level 1, 2 & 3 Functions
- Key Resources
- Department Team Members, Roles & Responsibilities
- Documents
- Information Technology
- Central Applications
- Servers
- Workstations
- How to restart strategies
In addition to developing plans, BCP assists in college/department training, writes leadership workshops and scenario playbooks, holds tabletop exercises to test plan execution, and conducts yearly reviews, updates and continuous improvement.
Benefits of BCP
- Single Repository for Documents & Plans
- Effective Communication During Crises
- Facilities & IT Systems Damage Assessment
- Guidance for Decision-Making in Emergencies
- Structured Emergency Contact Information, Recovery Teams, Roles and Responsibilities
- Facilitation of Quick Response/Recovery
- Protection of Critical Data and IT Infrastructure
- Improved Risk Management
- Continued Research Activities
- Enhanced Reputation and Stakeholder Confidence
- Cultivation of a Preparedness Culture
For more information on BCP at Purdue, contact jstallin@purdue.edu.
