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Planning and Managing IT Infrastructure

Notes Planning Meetings

Planning meetings are a good way to bring staff together to inform them of the business
continuity plan and their individual responsibilities in an incident.
Examine the plan as a group to identify problems and solutions. If you have developed a new
plan or updated your old one, this will highlight any oversights. You will then be able to
modify the plan before undertaking testing exercises.

Example: Training or drills

Scenario Testing

Scenario testing works by simulating a live event and allowing staff to make decisions as the
scenario unfolds in much the same way they would in the event of a real incident. At the time of
writing scenarios, you should think about the risks to your business that you had identified in
your risk management plan. This will help you make the scenarios more realistic and give you
a better idea of how effective your plan is likely to be.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

13. .................................... involves developing a practical plan for how your business can prepare
for, and continue to operate after an incident or crisis.
14. Preparing a .................................... will help your business recover quickly if an incident
does happen.
15. .................................... works by simulating a live event and allowing staff to make decisions
as the scenario unfolds in much the same way they would in the event of a real incident.

Case Study Corporate Governance Failure in India: Satyam Fiasco

orporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for
directors. But that solution, as Joseph Hinsey sees it, won’t produce the desired
Coutcome. The answer keeps CEOs and board chairs separate. Key concepts include:
Majority voting for directors is a flawed concept that neither enhances shareholder
democracy nor improves corporate governance and corporate accountability is best served
by separating the CEO and board chair responsibilities. According to Chayes
nongovernmental powers also play significant role in the society there fore there must be
adequate provisions in the legal system so that the interest of the common investor as
well as society as a whole can be protected.
Manson’s opinion “what — we are afraid of is that this powerful machine, which so
successfully grinds out the goods we want, seems to be running without any [discernible]
controls. The young lad mastering the technique of this bicycle may legitimately shout
with pride ‘look no hands’ but this is the appropriate motto for a corporate society.”
Dr. Saleem Shaikh & William Rees talk about perspective of corporate governance, role of
‘exit and voice in corporate governance, expectations from corporate governance,
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