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Each organization should develop a CAP to assist in documenting, prioritizing,
and resourcing continuity issues identified during TT&E, assessments, and emer-
gency operations. The purpose of CAP is to accomplish the following:
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Identify continuity deficiencies and other areas requiring improvement and
provide responsibilities and a timeline for corrective action.
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Identify program and other continuity funding requirements for submission
to the organization leadership.
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Identify and incorporate efficient acquisition processes, and where appropri-
ate, collect all interorganization requirements into one action.
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Identify continuity personnel requirements for an organization's leadership
and their supporting human resource offices.
Phases and Implementation of a Continuity Plan
A continuity plan is implemented to ensure the continuation or rapid resumption
of essential functions during a continuity event. Organizations should develop an
executive decision-making process that allows for a review of the emergency situ-
ation and a determination of the best course of action based on the organization's
readiness posture. An organization's continuity implementation process should
include the following four phases: readiness and preparedness, activation and relo-
cation, continuity operations, and reconstitution. The four phases are implemented
as illustrated in Figure 3.2.
Readiness and preparedness
Event/threat
Activation and relocation
Continuity operations
Reconstitution
Figure 3.2
Phases and implementation of a continuity plan.
