Throughout this course, you will be “working” as the Risk Manager for a 2 year old start up. The startup started as a SaaS based platform that initially provided its customers with a complete weight-loss and fitness program tailored to the individual user, but has expanded to fitness apparel under the logo MMS. MakeMeSlim is privately held, but is interested in going public sometime in the future. In 2 short years, MakeMeSlim has expanded from its 2 founders, who are still substantially involved, to over 300 employees. Some additional facts:
MakeMeSlim collects information about its users, including:
Name, address, health issues, current weight, goal weight, and food preferences
Credit Card Information for a monthly charge
MakeMeSlim uses a third party hosting site and Google Analytics to collect additional information about Users.
MakeMeSlim has been using a third party to handle its credit card information.
MakeMeSlim was started by 2 sisters, and as the company has grown they have hired mostly family for the top management positions.
The company has not considered any legal issues, and its privacy policy, terms of use have not been updated since the company started.
The clothing line is designed by a third party, but created and sold by MMS.
The distribution center is located in North Carolina, but the company’s main headquarters is in Philadelphia, PA.
ASSIGNMENT
No Disaster Should go to Waste
Like other companies, MMS has had to address the significant risks that are affecting businesses as a result of COVID-19. MMS has had to reduce its manufacturing to comply with COVID-related safety guidelines and send non-manufacturing positions to remote work. In doing all of this, MMS realized that it did not have an effective and efficient Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DCP). You should select a department within MMS and determine what should be included for that department in the BCP and DRP sections. The department is:
HR
You will prepare 2 PowerPoint (“PPT”) presentations to the board for your chosen department on what you included in your BCP and DRP and why. Make sure that you identify: (i) which risks impact your department; (ii) what should be included in the BCP and DRP; (iii) any legal impacts you believe affect the department and why; and (iv) how you can work with the other departments to create an effective and efficient BCP and DRP. The PPTs should incorporate specific provisions you want in the BCP and DRP. Don’t forget to include a final slide that has any citations and credits. Please be creative and thoughtful in your PPT and remember it is intended to be persuasive AND thoughtful.
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