Business Continuity Planning Guidelines

Originally published September 1999, 172 pages.
Revised December 2004. The PDF version and Part One of the RTF version have been revised to reflect DIR's new rule numbering system in the Texas Administrative Code. No other changes were made.

Information about file formats.

PDF version —Large file (1472 KB), requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader

RTF version —In four parts:

Part One —Main report (cover through page 48)
Part Two —Appendices (page 49 through 136)
Insert A —Appendix 11.B (14 pages, insert after page 92)
Insert B —Appendix 11.C (8 pages, insert after page 94)

Quick Reference Card—The "R"s of Business Continuity (1 page)

MS Word version

Useful Links

• A Disaster Recovery Plan – National Library of Australia
• Association of Contingency Planners  
• Business Continuity Information Centre
• Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
• Canadian Centre for Emergency (CCEP) Preparedness
• Command Software Systems, Inc.
• Contingency Planning – magazine
• Deacidification – Information, white papers, and links
• Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (DRIE)
• Disaster Recovery Journal
• Disaster Recovery Planning – Project Plan Outline – University of Toronto
• Disaster Resource.com – Annual Guide
• DRI International – The site requires a logon and password.  
• Gartner – The Aftermath: Disaster Recovery and Planning for the Future
• How Far is Far Enough? ACP Survey Results - DOC (668 KB) 
• Professional Practices for Business Continuity Practitioners DRI International. The site requires a logon and password.
• U.S. General Accounting Office (search for "contingency")