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A Guide to Business Continuity Management

Your Business Continuity programme should address the following four elements:

The documented Business Continuity Plan is the culmination of the planning activity, which includes analysis, strategy selection and implementation, training and awareness, exercising and testing. It is the document that will be used at the time of a disaster or major incident to ensure the recovery of your critical business functions.

The Business Continuity Plan needs to include :

  • Emergency Response
  • Crisis Management
  • Business recovery

There are various styles of Business Continuity Plan and the style you choose should reflect the needs and culture of your organisation. Whichever style you choose, the plan needs to be easy to follow and usable under unfamiliar and stressful conditions. A good Business Continuity Plan is seen as a living document that will change as your organisation changes. It is essential that it is kept up to date - the survival of your organisation could depend on it.

Different management structures will apply to the planning process (business as usual) and "at time of disaster" :
A structure for the Planning Process

You should ensure that the right people are involved in the planning phase.
A structure for use "at Time of Disaster"

The Home Office recommends a 3-tiered approach to Emergency Response and Incidence Management, and this structure is used by the emergency services.
An example of this structure applied to a company's Business Continuity Plan follows:
It is essential that the personnel nominated to make up these teams are fully aware of the structure that will apply in an emergency and of their own roles and responsibilities within that structure. Training and exercising therefore form an important part of the construction of the teams.

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