Using a standard development methodology for disaster recovery planning, ITresources employs a two-stage approach. Stage 1 addresses the 'logical' view of the client's IT environment by gathering and documenting information about the current applications, hardware, software, networks and telecommunications. Stage 2 addresses the 'physical' view of disaster recovery by focusing on those components that are essential to restoration of applications in the event of a major disruption, including recovery location, the formal plan, testing of the plan, and implementation and maintenance.