An organisation that lacks a business continuity plan will be unable to anticipate potential risks and mitigate their impact, leaving them unable to respond effectively to threats and disruptions. Learn how to build a business continuity plan to remain afloat in the event of a disaster or emergency that causes disruption to your core business functions.

1. STEPS
TO BUILD
AN EFFECTIVE
BUSINESS
CONTINUITY
PLAN

2. #1
BUILD A BUSINESS CONTINUITY
MANAGEMENT TEAM
The business continuity management
team helps in building a business
continuity plan by identifying potential
risks, assessing their impact on the
organisation, and developing strategies
to minimise those impacts.

3. #2
FOCUS ON THE SECURITY
OF YOUR EMPLOYEES
Prioritise security and address employees'
concerns in a crisis. Reallocate resources,
reorganise teams and establish welfare
programs to create a secure work
environment. Establish communication
channels to reach all employees.

4. #3
IDENTIFY RISKS TO
YOUR ORGANISATION
Carry out a business impact analysis to
determine risks that may impact financial
performance, operations, supply chains,
business reputation, and employees. Work
with your team to identify threats and risks
and consider the potential impacts on
business operations.

5. #4
INCLUDE RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
When developing a BCP, it is important to
consider how different teams (sales, HR,
manufacturing, support, etc.) would resume work
after a disaster, where employees would work if
facilities were affected, and how to meet
demand if equipment or office is damaged.
Setting realistic timelines is also important to
ensure that continuity objectives are met.

6. #5
TEST AND TWEAK
YOUR BCP
Regularly test your business continuity plan to
validate it as you manage risks. Testing aims
not to pass or fail but to continuously improve
your BCP by identifying findings through an
ongoing exercise. By testing your recovery
strategies, you can also identify gaps.

7. PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED.
Consider implementing BCP software like
C-BCM from ContinuSys to ensure your
business is prepared for the unexpected.
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