SSCP · Question #400
Contracts and agreements are often times unenforceable or hard to enforce in which of the following alternate facility recovery agreement?
The correct answer is D. reciprocal agreement. Reciprocal agreements are informal arrangements between two organizations that promise to share resources during a disaster - but because they rely on goodwill and mutual trust rather than a formal service contract, they are notoriously difficult to enforce legally and often…
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- Ahot site
- Bwarm site
- Ccold site
- Dreciprocal agreement
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- D95% (36)
Explanation
Reciprocal agreements are informal arrangements between two organizations that promise to share resources during a disaster - but because they rely on goodwill and mutual trust rather than a formal service contract, they are notoriously difficult to enforce legally and often fall apart when one party's own systems are stressed or their available capacity has changed.
Why the distractors are wrong: Hot sites (A), warm sites (B), and cold sites (C) are all commercial, contractual arrangements with a third-party vendor - you pay for the service, and the vendor is legally bound to deliver it. Enforcement is straightforward because a signed service-level agreement (SLA) exists.
Memory tip: Think of "reciprocal" as a handshake deal between friends - easy to make, hard to enforce. Commercial sites (hot/warm/cold) are more like a lease agreement - legally binding and enforceable.
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