A sound Business Continuity Plan ensures that critical resources and activities are protected such that in the event of a disaster or unplanned disruption, the business has inbuilt resilience and the best possible chance of recovery.
An effective Business Continuity Plan comprises a number of three key elements:
- An Incident Management Plan - to deal with the emergency stabilisation and recovery actions immediately following an incident.
- A General Business Continuity Plan - to provide an overall Business Continuity Plan framework for the organisation.
- Specific Business Unit Resumption Plans - to provide more relevant recovery actions for localised business operations.
The Business Continuity Plan documentation should be as brief and focussed as possible; nobody has time in a crisis to read an overly complex plan. It should encompass recovery of all critical resources across the business and not merely recovery of the IT function. And it should be a live document, subject to regular testing, maintenance and update; a Business Continuity Plan is too valuable to sit quietly on the shelf.
Business Continuity Planning is a process tht forces management to self examine; to assess the worth of their resources and the impact their activities have on others in their business. It can and should add tremendous value to your business.
Our specific approach can be tailored to your business needs. We can offer a range of service levels, from a short Business Continuity Plan review to more in-depth support. The first stage is normally a no obligation meeting to discuss your requirements, following which a detailed proposal can be supplied.
One area of common focus in the development of effective Business Continuity Management is the Business Impact Analysis.
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If you wish to know more or would like to discuss how Business Risk Services could be tailored to your requirements, please contact businesscontinuity@vantisplc.com.