Business continuity planning, also known as business continuity and resiliency planning, will prevent the disruption of activities during a crisis. With planning, organizations will be able to identify how exposed they are to threats, both internal and external. Also, planning will ensure that recovery efforts maintain both organizational values, and competitive advantage.
The analysis phase involves analyzing impact and threats, and developing scenarios. Impact analysis helps businesses to decide which functions are critical, and which functions are non-critical. Then, businesses must catalogue the threats which may affect organizational infrastructure and personnel. After developing impact scenarios based on their analysis, businesses will develop action plans for each event, and document those plans, for use as needed.
A variety of businesses will still address several common elements, in solution methodology. Organizations should designate a command crew and a command center, and must choose an alternative work site, in the event that they lose their building. In addition, procedures for the replication of data, and the establishment of telecommunications, must be put into place. Additionally, businesses should create procedures which ensure that employees will have access to software and applications.
In the implementation phase, businesses execute their designed solutions. These solutions are tested on a regular basis, to ensure that they meet the recovery requirements of the business. For instance, businesses may test command center call-out, may test their ability to relocate, and may test their ability to continue organizational processes, in a crisis situation.
Employees must implement the solutions on a daily basis. Employee buy-in to procedures ensures optimum functioning at all times, and prevents many disaster situations from happening. When established methodology is followed on a daily basis, business operations are less likely to be interrupted.
Businesses must repeat different continuity plan processes, during the maintenance phase. The information in the manual, for instance, must be checked periodically, for communication purposes, and for continued validity. Also, employees must physically test and confirm the accuracy of the manual and its solutions. Documented recovery procedures must also be both tested and verified.
When businesses have analyzed, developed, and tested their solutions, they will be prepared to meet the demands of a changing world with clarity. Disasters do not happen frequently, and disasters are only one component of business continuity planning; in any given situation, businesses must carry on with daily operations. Then, the integrity of the procedures, along with employee compliance, will be guaranteed by regular maintenance and testing of the plan.
The analysis phase involves analyzing impact and threats, and developing scenarios. Impact analysis helps businesses to decide which functions are critical, and which functions are non-critical. Then, businesses must catalogue the threats which may affect organizational infrastructure and personnel. After developing impact scenarios based on their analysis, businesses will develop action plans for each event, and document those plans, for use as needed.
A variety of businesses will still address several common elements, in solution methodology. Organizations should designate a command crew and a command center, and must choose an alternative work site, in the event that they lose their building. In addition, procedures for the replication of data, and the establishment of telecommunications, must be put into place. Additionally, businesses should create procedures which ensure that employees will have access to software and applications.
In the implementation phase, businesses execute their designed solutions. These solutions are tested on a regular basis, to ensure that they meet the recovery requirements of the business. For instance, businesses may test command center call-out, may test their ability to relocate, and may test their ability to continue organizational processes, in a crisis situation.
Employees must implement the solutions on a daily basis. Employee buy-in to procedures ensures optimum functioning at all times, and prevents many disaster situations from happening. When established methodology is followed on a daily basis, business operations are less likely to be interrupted.
Businesses must repeat different continuity plan processes, during the maintenance phase. The information in the manual, for instance, must be checked periodically, for communication purposes, and for continued validity. Also, employees must physically test and confirm the accuracy of the manual and its solutions. Documented recovery procedures must also be both tested and verified.
When businesses have analyzed, developed, and tested their solutions, they will be prepared to meet the demands of a changing world with clarity. Disasters do not happen frequently, and disasters are only one component of business continuity planning; in any given situation, businesses must carry on with daily operations. Then, the integrity of the procedures, along with employee compliance, will be guaranteed by regular maintenance and testing of the plan.
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Understanding more about how to take care of a crisis situation for an organization is part of the reason for a business continuity conference. This event is important for an emergency management situation.
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