Hands-On Projects Tips
The hands-on projects in this text are designed for students to gain experience in developing a disaster recovery
plan. Students are expected to select an organization for which to develop a plan. This may be easier for
students that are in adult-oriented evening programs than it is for students in a traditional four-year program
or graduate program and who are not employed or do not have any work experience. Students can work solo
or in groups to develop the disaster recovery plan.
The projects in each chapter call for students to develop sections of a disaster recovery plan that are explained in
that chapter. As the course is completed the students should have their disaster recovery plan completed.
In grading the hands-on projects the instructor should consider the following:
Not all hands-on projects in this chapter will apply to all organizations. Students should complete the projects
that are appropriate for the organization for which they are developing a disaster recovery plan.
Project 9-1
This project is designed for the student to learn how to implement a disaster recovery plan. Students are to
assign responsibilities for implementation in the organization for which they are developing a disaster
recovery plan. This includes assignments for directing activities, changing existing procedures, purchasing
Project 9-2
This project is designed for the student to learn how to implement a disaster recovery plan. Students are to
establish an implementation schedule for the organization for which they are developing a disaster recovery
plan. Activities should follow the sample schedule shown earlier in Table 9-4.
Project 9-3
This project is designed for the student to learn how to implement a disaster recovery plan. Students are to
develop a disaster recovery distribution plan for the organization in the organization for which they are
Project 9-4
This project is designed for the student to learn how to evaluate disaster mitigation procedures and activities.
Students are to conduct an ROI analysis for deploying UPS devices on the servers of the organization for