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IDC PlanScape: Disaster Recovery Maturity

Publisher IDC
Published Jun 05, 2025
Length 27 Pages
SKU # IDC20068557

Description

This IDC PlanScape describes how to apply the maturity model by honestly assessing the capabilities and developing a road map and improvement plan based on that model.According to Gerald Johnston, adjunct research advisor for IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP), "A poor IT response to a single event can be a career-ending proposition, but CIOs and their leadership team can ensure they are prepared by steadily improving their team's capabilities across five key areas or dimensions."

Table of Contents

27 Pages

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Executive Summary

Why Is Disaster Recovery Maturity Important?

What Is Disaster Recovery Maturity?

Who Are the Key Stakeholders?

How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Disaster Recovery Maturity?

From Awareness to Action

Why Technology Buyers Should Engage

A Strategic Lever, Not Just a Compliance Checkbox

Advice for Technology Buyers

Strategic Use of the Model

Tactical Approach to Assessing and Improving DR Maturity

Guide to Assessing IT DR Capabilities

Example Assessment: People Dimension

Example: Disaster Recovery Maturity Assessment — Hypothetical Global Bank

Summary Overview

Findings by Dimension: People

Findings by Dimension: Process

Findings by Dimension: Technology

Findings by Dimension: Vision

Summarize Assessment Findings

Develop Improvement Plan

Implement and Monitor Progress

Establish Ongoing Roles and Governance

Foster Continuous Improvement

Track KPIs to Measure and Improve DR Capabilities

Leverage Reporting, Benchmarking, and Root Cause Tools

Periodically Reassess and Adjust the Plan

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