Maximum Acceptable Outage Time (MAOT)

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

1. Maximum Acceptable Outage Time or MAOT is the longest period of time between the onset of a disaster and the resumption of the critical business functions. Related Terms: Recovery Objectives. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1: Foundation BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 4: Intermediate (DR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)