Current State

Key Personnel (COOP Teams)

Essential FunctionsDelegation of

Authority

Orders of Succession

Alternate Facilities

Vital Records and Databases

Interoperable Communications

Testing, Training and Exercises

Continuity of Operations(COOP) Plan

Personnel Issues and Coordination

Elements of a Viable COOP Capability

Essential functions include all functions:

Explicitly assigned by law or order of the President.

Determined by the agency head to be essential. That provide vital support to another Federal

Executive Branch department or agency.

Elements of a Viable COOP Capability

Essential Functions are those functions that enable an organization to:

Provide vital services. Exercise civil authority. Maintain the safety of the general public. Sustain the industrial and economic base.

Elements of a Viable COOP Capability

Essential functions:

Most important planning element Basis for determining resource requirements:

Staff Vital information/critical systems Equipment Supplies and services Facilities

Mission Essential Functions

Compile all organizational functions Identify mission essential functions Roster personnel to complete those functions Determine required resources and equipment Assess alternate facility against needs of mission

essential functions

Elements of a Viable COOP Capability

Staff required to support essential functions: Number Skills Experience Availability Timing of requirement

Staffing

COOP Examples from Katrina

Southern U. of New Orleans eliminating 19 academic disciplines

Tulane layoffs of 233 faculty, elimination of 14 doctorial programs and 5 majors, suspension of 8 athletic teams

LSU system predicts 5,000 layoffs from its New Orleans health system

Dillard U. layoffs of 59% of faculty and staff Xavier U. layoffs of 58% of full-time faculty and 53% of staff

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education

Mission Essential Functions

Functions that need to be resumed within 30 days Functions that impact external or internal customers Functions that would cause delays or impact the

services/operations of other Departments Examples include functions that enable hiring of

employees, grant management, are required by regulation/statutes, payroll, etc.

Elements of COOP Capability Identifying Essential Functions

Establishes planning parameters Essential functions - - vital services, civil authority, public

safety, sustain industrial/economic base Carefully review all organizational missions. Improper identification of essential functions can have

negative impact on entire COOP plan Must also include external partners. Consideration must be given to department and agency

interdependences.

Elements of a Viable COOP Capability

Identifying/Prioritizing Essential Functions

Agencies must determine functions that must be continued in all circumstances.

Essential functions include those that: Cannot be interrupted for 12 hours. Must be resumed within 30 days.