Other times, it can just grow naturally as more and more individuals get
involved. Someone decides a project manager is needed, and from that point on, it??™s
labeled a ???project.???
As I??™ve advocated throughout this book, disaster recovery planning needs to be an
ongoing, iterative job role in order to be effective. My experience with projects in general
is that the larger they are and the longer they take, the less likely they are to be successful.
Many of those involved in large projects tend to feel the same way and give up early on,
often killing a project before it gets off the ground.
It is critical that you retain that job-role approach to planning. Putting all the separate
pieces together can be difficult to do without someone who has the responsibility of
handling those logistics, but it doesn??™t need to be a project manager.
Techniques to Remove This Roadblock
First, you must ensure that the concept of disaster recovery as a job role is not only
understood by all, but embraced. Whenever discussing disaster recovery, say ???job role???
as often as possible. If someone uses the word ???project,??? gently correct them by saying
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something like, ???Well, this is really more like integrating job roles between departments.
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