Integrated planning of information systems and contingency and recovery

Abstract

This article intends to emphasize a group of inherent concerns to the Contingency and Recovery Planning when integrated with the Information Systems Planning. It begins with the approaching to the positioning of Information Systems Planning and Contingency and Recovery activities in the organizational context, afterwards it propose an approach to developing in an integrated way the planning of that activities evidencing the outcome of this integration. Finally, it mentions the characteristics and advantages of this new approach, weaving considerations about the inherent concerns to ensure the business continuity.