DR Recovery Objective Alignment and Cost Tool

Author(s): Candice Low

You can save time and money by properly scoping your Disaster Recovery (DR) capabilities prior to creating the actual DR plan. Properly scoping DR will prevent over spending and ensure a good return on investment.

The process of examining your DR plan can be broken down into a series of steps:

  • Understand and measure the current DR plan.
  • Determine what DR plans are necessary.
  • Determine the extent of the ideal DR plan.
  • Determine the cost of the ideal DR plan.

Use this tool to define the recovery objectives your organization requires and the necessary DR budget to realize those objectives.