BC 020301 Specifications of IT and Communication Systems and Business Dependencies

The BCP should contain a detailed specification of the main IT business processing systems and network configurations. For larger organisations with complex IT systems it may be appropriate to locate these specifications in an appendix to the main document. In the event that the detailed specifications are particularly lengthy, include in this section of the BCP a graphical representation of the critical system components together with a list of the key IT system components. This list should include the key business processes that are dependent upon each critical system component.

It is important that the system specification and representative diagrams are accurate and that they are updated if they are not currently fully up to date. It is also important that these specification documents are updated each time the IT systems are modified.

The following format is suggested for Hardware:

The following format is suggested for Software systems:

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