Alternative Processing

From Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Wiki Glossary

1. Alternative processing (methods) is a set of business unit's procedures that enable the critical business functions to continue to be performed during the temporary unavailability of resources and services. Related Term: Recovery Strategy These procedures are usually conducted before the business units can have access to the alternate site for resumption of critical business functions. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 4: Recovery Strategy CL 3: Advanced (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 4: Recovery Strategy CL 4: Intermediate (DR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Alternative procedures that may be used by a functional unit(s) to enable it to continue to perform its critical functions during temporary unavailability of specific application systems, electronic or hard copy data, voice or data communication systems, specialized equipment, office facilities, personnel, or external services.

(Source: Disaster Recovery Institute International / Disaster Recovery Journal - DRII/DRJ)