Role: ITSC Authority
The ITSC Authority is the role that authorizes the execution of the service continuity activities. This authority is typically on the business side of the organization, not the IT side, and may represent an individual or a team.
Role Sets: IT Service Continuity Management Roles
Relationships

Communicate Invocation of PlansConvene Crisis Management TeamGather Continuity PlansITSC_Authority
Modifies
Main Description

Responsibilities

  • Obtains assessments of current business operating conditions to determine if a business outage has taken place
  • Invokes the Business Continuity Plan and IT Service Continuity Plan when necessary
  • Obtains assessments concerning whether to return services from a recovery state to normal state
  • Invokes the resumption to normal operations

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