A staff member appointed by a business unit to serve as the liaison person responsible for all BCM direction and activities within the unit.

A component of Business Continuity which deals specifically with the recovery of a key function or department in the event of a disaster.

A document that graphically depicts the calling responsibilities and the calling order used to contact management, employees, customers, vendors, and other key contacts in the event of an emergency, disaster, or severe outage situation.

An umbrella term which generically encompasses business processes or activities, and/or technology systems or applications.

This is the process of self-assessment under the US Standard NFPA 1600.

The relative degree to which a capability can be impacted by a single disaster event.

Testing an application with large quantities of data to evaluate its performance during peak periods.

The central police controlled contact and information point for all records and data relating to casualties and fatalities.

Occurs when a disaster's effects are widespread and its impact is so great that it overwhelms a community's ability to function.

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