Project: IU BCPT (Business Continuity Planning Tool)
Primary UITS contact: Marge Abels
Last update: August 12, 2008
Description: We are developing an open source business continuity planning tool originally written by UC Berkeley, which is now being shared in the college and university open source community. UITS will host the planning tool in-house as an enterprise application for all IU campuses and departments to develop campus and departmental business continuity plans.
Outcome: A web-based application through which emergency planners at university and campus levels can import and maintain information (e.g., staff rosters, equipment inventories, call trees, procedures, checklists) in support of emergency management, business continuity/impact analysis, and disaster recovery planning
Milestones and status:
- December: Identify funding sources and support resources within UITS and other university sources.
- December: We got (or are supposed to get) funding from the University Budget Office.
- January-February: Install software from UC Berkeley; customize for IU
- March: Organize pilot project for further customization requirements for IU.
- April-July: Further development based on feedback from pilot users
- July 15: Implemented first release (available to all campuses and departments)
- July-August: Coordinate campus and departmental use with Risk Management
- August-September: Further development specific to emergency management planning needs
- September-December: Facilitate training for new users
Comment process: Send email to
bcp@indiana.edu.
Benefits:
- Provide a tool for emergency management, business continuity/impact analysis, and disaster recovery planning
- Provide templates for cohesive/coordinated/integrated planning
- Collaborate and contribute to the .edu open source community in the area of disaster recovery and business continuity planning resources
Project team/advisors:
- Marge Abels, project manager, OVPIT/IIA
- Troy Barnes, IU-BCPT project coordinator, OVPIT/IIA
- Brian McGough, Enterprise Software, UITS
- Mike Egolf, Enterprise Infrastructure, UITS
- Larry Stephens, Office of Risk Management
- Ken Long, Office of Risk Management
- Mike Cozmanoff, IUPUI Administration
- Bob True, IUPUI Police
- Rich Strong, IUPUI Environmental Health and Safety
Governance: Mark Bruhn, executive sponsor, Associate Vice President, Information and Infrastructure Assurance
