Introduction Welcome to California State Polytechnic University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)’ “Guide to Business Continuity Planning on Campus.” We are pleased that you are taking time to ensure your department is prepared to respond to various types of operational interruptions. This Guide will help you plan not only for major disasters (e.g. total loss of a building) but also lessen interruptions
Business Support- Services that are central to the university to maintain necessary business operations, safeguard assets and if not restored will lead to financial and/or reputational loss to the university. Critical Level IT Critical Function Recovery Objective Division/Department Impacted 2 Campus Portal (News and Events) 1 day All Divisions and Departments 2 Bronco Direct (Self-service for students, faculty, staff) 1 day All Divisions and Departments 2 Blackboard (Learning Management System) 1 day Academic Affairs All Colleges 2 Data Warehouse (Course schedule information) 3 days Academic Affairs All Colleges 2 Oracle (Academic scheduling) 3 days Academic Affairs All Colleges 2 VPN (Allowing remote access off site) 1 day All Divisions and Departments 2 Email System 3 days All Divisions and Departments 2 University Financial, Procurement and Human Resource (Employment, Payroll, Benefits) Systems 3 days Administrative Affairs 2 Campus Web Pages 7 days All Divisions and Departments 2 Student Services Systems (Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Health Services) 7 days Student Affairs 2 Campus Events Calendaring System 7 days All Divisions and Departments Critical 3 - Systems related functions that can endure a but should be recovered within a period not to exceed 30 days. These functions are NOT mission critical to the university’s immediate recovery following an incident. Critical Level IT Critical Function Recovery Objective Division/Department Impacted 3 Data Recovery (Prioritized based upon Division/Department need) 7 to 30 days All Divisions and Departments
3. Good Communication Among Graduate Student Instructors (GSI): Consistency is achieved across discussion & lab sessions by fostering communication among GSIs. (Possible methods: regular meetings, a dedicated LMS site for GSIs, etc.) None Some courses Many courses All courses Not sure Yes No Not sure 4. Common Course Materials: When instructors teach the same or similar courses, common textbooks and other course materials are used. None Some courses Many courses All courses Not sure Yes No Maybe Not sure Departmental Practices We are requesting this information to promote discussion and to encourage adoption, not for audit purposes. Recommended Practice Is this currently done? Comment? 1. Strategy for Disaster Communications: The department has a plan that details how it will communicate rapidly with faculty, staff and students if disaster strikes. Yes No Partially Not sure
Name Position Broadband Connection Currently does connect from home Must office computer be running? Comments? Faculty Staff Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Faculty Staff Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Faculty Staff Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Faculty Staff Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Faculty Staff Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Faculty Other Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Probably Don't know Yes No Don't know Teams Are teams that will be important to help your department cope with adverse events? Teams may include external members in addition to your own staff. List them all. Name: Purpose: Comment