Business Continuity
Business continuity helps the organization maintain resiliency in responding to an interruption. With a strong Business Continuity Plan in place (BCP). a company can save time and reputation . An extended outage risks financial, personal and reputational loss. There are four main areas of business continuity management.
Disaster prevention
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Disaster recovery
Disaster preparedness
Disaster response
What is a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
BCP is an document that outlines how an organization will respond to a disruption. It should include steps to protect people, property, and information and steps to restore operations with time. There are a number of benefits to having a business continuity plan,
- It helps to increase employee morale by demonstrating that the organisation is prepared for a disruption.
- It can help to reduce the amount of time that an organisation is offline after a disruption.
- It can help to reduce the cost associated with a disruption such as lost revenue, increased expenses, and reputational damage.
- It can help an oragnisation to provide customer service during a disruption.
If your organization does not have a BCP in place, i encourage you to develop one and here are some tips for developing a BCP.
Start by identifying the potential risks that could disrupt your operations.
Assess the impact of each risk.
Develop a plan to instigate each risk.
Test your plan regularly.
Keep you plan up-to-date
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Are you in need of a Business Continuity Plan?
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