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Key Accomplishments

• Launched multiple planning cohorts across all three campuses with more than 50 total participants.
• Conducted kickoff meetings for 23 departments to introduce continuity concepts and the planning framework to leaders.
• Increased the number of Husky Ready plans in active development to over 50.
• Leveraged the BARC Teams channel to provide real world case studies in continuity and access to planning resources.
• Received the President’s approval of – a major revision to the ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº’s business continuity policy.

Starting Strong

Departments and programs in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma begin their planning process

A record number of ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôºschools, departments and programs started the continuity planning process in 2025 to reduce the impact of disruptions, including:

• School of Dentistry
• School of Social Work
• Student Life – Disability Resources for Students
• ÌìÃÀÓ°ÔºBothell Planning & Administration
• ÌìÃÀÓ°ÔºTacoma Finance & Administration
• Applied Physics Lab
• Academic Affairs Dean’s Office
• University Advancement Operations
• iSchool
• Student Life – Housing & Food Services

ÌìÃÀÓ°ÔºBothell cohort develops continuity plans

The ÌìÃÀÓ°ÔºBothell Division of Academic Affairs began working together as a planning cohort in fall 2025 and is making great progress on completing Husky Ready plans.

Participating departments include:

• Central Operations
• Libraries
• School of Educational Studies
• School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
• School of Nursing and Health Studies
• School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Capturing lessons learned

BARC worked closely with UWEM to develop a standardized after-action report form (AAR). The new form will be available to all ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôºunits to capture lessons from incidents or disruptions to expected activities or operations. Look for more information soon on the UWEM website.

2025 BARC Outcomes

• Work with key departments to start planning. Status: Met
• Collaborate with UWEM on development of After Action Report tool and process. Status: Met
• Develop Husky Ready plan summary report. Status: In progress
• Continue BARC planning cohorts. Status: Met

2026 BARC Goals

1. Work with 10 additional departments to start planning
2. Collaborate with UWEM on development and roll out of its After-Action Report process
3. Develop Husky Ready plan summary report
4. Expand BARC planning with at least 3 new cohorts

Key Accomplishments

• Launched the new version of Husky Ready online continuity planning tool to make the planning process easier and provide more in-depth
  information for departments using the plan during and after a disruption.
• Introduced BARC cohorts, small groups that work together with BARC facilitation to create their continuity plans.
• Established a cross-functional, enterprise-wide group of stakeholders to share lessons learned from incidents and disruptions on a quarterly basis.
• Helped develop the annual Board of Regents exercise with continuity specific objectives.
• Updated the BARC website with a significant amount of new and revised content.

BARC cohorts begin

To facilitate improved content in Husky Ready plan, the BARC Program Office introduced a new option for building a continuity plan: BARC cohorts.

These small groups work together to develop their plans meeting on a scheduled basis over several months in a collaborative environment to learn from each other and share best practices.

The first cohort launched in March 2025 and is scheduled to end in August 2025.

2024 Program Objectives and Status

• Develop and facilitate at least one exercise with a continuity focus. Status: Met
• Update BARC website content. Status: Met
• Complete transition of UW-IT continuity project deliverables to the Husky Ready platform. Status: In Progress
• Develop and socialize to stakeholders a continuity program framework and the new University policy requiring continuity
  plans (APS 13.2). Status: In Progress

Plans

In progress

• Research – Human Subjects Division
• UAA – Experiential Learning
• Office of Animal Welfare
• Disability Services
• Comparative Medicine
• School of Social Work
• Applied Physics Lab
• WA National Primate Research Center
• Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies
• College of Arts & Sciences
• Student Life – Recreation
• iSchool
• School of Dentistry

Completed plans

• Naval Science
• Odegaard Writing & Research Center

2025 Program Objectives

1. Target key departments to initiate planning
2. Collaborate with UWEM on development of standard After Action Report tool and process
3. Develop Husky Ready plan summary report
4. Continue BARC planning cohorts

Questions? Need help with your continuity plan?

Contact Jim Tritten, Continuity & Resiliency Program Manager, jtritten@uw.edu