Policy Studies Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Policy Studies Inc.:

 Served as project manager for the Business Continuity Program (BCP) planning initiatives  Defined sites’ recovery strategies, implemented, and tested their business continuity capabilities based upon contractual requirements  Assisted in defining BCP policy, scope, goals, and objectives  Designed, developed, and maintained BCP plans in coordination with site managers  Developed written continuity and recovery procedures  Managed business continuity and disaster recovery plans for 63 programs and 43 sites  Worked with management to ensure that as new equipment, facilities, services, systems, and software were installed, that the BCP issues were addressed  Tracked and reported progress through project plans and regular reports  Led business continuity planning meetings with IT teams and the line of business representatives  Assisted in the development and implementation of continuity training  Coordinated/facilitated business recovery process, in the event of an extended outage  Planned and facilitated exercises with stakeholders to test the validity of the BCP plans  Helped to validate DR tests workflow requirements  Assisted in updating and maintaining security plans  Assisted Enterprise Security and Risk Management (ESRM) team members in physical security, confidentiality, and privacy issues as needed  Managed ESRM intranet Webpage

What they like about Policy Studies Inc.:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

MySQL, MS Project, Deltek CRM, Project Management, Business Analyst, Gap Analysis, MS Office Tools, Citrix, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Deltek CRM database, Windows NT

Skills

ACT, Deltek CRM, MS Access, MySQL, MS Project, MS Office Tools, MS Visio, MS Outlook, PeopleSoft, Adobe Acrobat, Crystal Reports, Citrix, Quark Xpress

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Policy Studies Inc.: