| Stage |
A grouping of related Modules to achieve a high level objective of the Business Continuity Programme. The Business Continuity Life-Cycle is consists of 4 'Stages' (Know Your Business, Develop Your Plan, Implement Your Plan, Maintain Your Plan). |
| Module |
Each 'Stage' consists of various 'Modules' that contain specific information (Forms) that is shared (Assigned) amongst the other 'Modules' when required. Modules are a group of Forms. For example the 'Assets' Module contains a list of all your Business Continuity relevant Assets. |
| Forms |
The majority of the 'Modules' contain 'Forms'. A single Form is created for each item. E.g. Each 'Resource' has its own 'Form' (ID). Forms contain all the information about your Business Continuity Process. |
| Information |
Describes the various types of information contained within the Forms. |
| Active Information |
Relevant and current information required for the successful maintenance of the Business Continuity Process. Information that requires regular Verification and Status Checks. |
| Historical Information |
Information that was once relevant to the plan. The information has ceased being Verified. The information is maintained within the Plan to facilitate an Audit Trail. |
| Planning Information |
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How to do something. |
| Tangible Information |
A value can be placed on the information residing in the Module. For example, a Printer. |
| Intangible Information |
Difficult to place a value on the information residing in the Module. For example, Corporate Branding / Reputation. |
| Fixed |
Information that is typically selected from a fixed drop-down list or is automatically generated by the software. |
| Descriptive |
Free-form alpha-numerical text that can be a person's name (Text) or a list of steps to perform the recovery of your Server (Rich Text). |
| Conditional |
Information that is filtered through a Conditional process. For example, Insurance Coverage Status can be calculated by 'Covered = Today's date < Expiry Date'. |
| Financial |
Information of a Financial nature and can be analysed to develop a Financial breakdown of the Business Continuity Process. |
| Date / Time |
Information that can be used for displaying on a Timeline / Calendar to get an overview of the Business Continuity Process. |
| Field |
A specific position within the Database that contains information. |
| Database |
Central information repository. Your entire plan is contained within one Relational Database and can be shared amongst many Users. |
