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TPL-020MatrixBusiness continuityIT continuity

Continuity strategy comparison

Three costed options per resource, with cost per hour of RTO gained.

The spreadsheet compares a minimal, middle and high option per resource category, including the systematically forgotten items: upkeep, duplicate licences, testing cost, exit cost. It computes cost per hour of RTO gained, exposing diminishing returns.

How to use it

  • Always present three options, never one
  • Document rejected options and the reason
  • Attach the cost/RTO chart to the committee pack

Courses that use it

BC-202

Continuity strategies and solutions

IT-201

Designing a recovery architecture

Related templates

TPL-001

Business continuity policy

Policy template meeting ISO 22301 clause 5.2, ready to sign.

TPL-002

Continuity programme charter

The written mandate that gives the practitioner authority.

TPL-010

Business impact analysis questionnaire

Fifteen factual questions, designed to be answered in ten minutes.

TPL-011

Multi-criteria impact scale

Five criteria, five levels, five time horizons, with an override rule.