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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.