TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to propose the integration of disaster recovery plan (DRP) objects development activities with the activities of the structured system analysis and design method (SSADM) methodology for developing an information system.Design/methodology/approach– A step‐by‐step correlation of the SSADM methodology with DRP development activities is performed. By following this approach, a smaller system for emergency operations (DRP) can be designed in parallel with that for normal operations. Furthermore, the implementation of a normal operations system based on the requirements analysis and of an emergency operations system based on the critical business functions may follow the same line of reasoning.Findings– The proposed enhancement brings benefits to both the organization and the system developer in terms of expenditure, self‐knowledge, personnel experience, reaction time, time and capability management and increase of competitiveness.Practical implications– The practical acceptance of the proposed approach can drastically reduce the time elapsing between the completion of the normal operations system and the design of the emergency operations system. Moreover, the needs of the emergency operations system can be forecasted during the design of the normal operations system.Originality/value– The paper extends the SSADM methodology by incorporating DRP development.
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
SN  - 0968-5227
DO  - 10.1108/09685221111173067
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09685221111173067
AU  - Aggelinos George
AU  - Katsikas Sokratis K.
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Enhancing SSADM with disaster recovery plan activities
T2  - Information Management & Computer Security
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 248
EP  - 261
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -