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| Home / Risk Glossary / Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption | 10 March, 2010 | |
Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (Definition)The maximum time an activity or resource can be unavailable before irreperable harm is caused to the organization. As part of a Business Impact Analysis, a maximum tolerable period of disruption should be estimated for each key activity within the organization. This applies to both customer-facing and internal activities. Note that the Recovery Time Objective specifies the time by which an organization intends to recover an activity or resource: the Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption is the upper bound on this time. This term may be abbreviated as MTPoD or MTPD. See Also: Business Impact Analysis, Recovery Time Objective. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: Video surveillance is undergoing a digital revolution, yet the newspapers still show blurred pictures of unrecognizable supsects. Is the quality of your CCTV system a risk?
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