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Enlarging Scope of Disaster Plans

By Edward Poll and Joe Danowsky
November 28, 2005

Some firms were convinced as a result of 9/11 that such a patchwork of miscellaneous point solutions was inadequate. For other firms, Hurri-cane Katrina should drive that point home. While we can't expect disaster plans to protect our firms from all possible risks, we should expand our planning perspective to include more catastrophic scenarios.

One approach would review each practice area within the firm separately and ask: How long can we afford to be “out of business”? Plans should then be created to address the need of each practice area in accord with its particular assessment of risks. Different practice areas will produce different scenarios.

Following are a few suggestions to consider when enlarging the scope of disaster plans to accommodate widespread disruptions.

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