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Planning ahead
Obviously, planning is central to ensuring Business
Continuity. If you are serious about putting Business
Continuity in place, first read through Five steps to
continuity. When you are familiar with these basic important
steps, look to put a plan in place.
Putting a plan in place
There are four basic steps that you should
follow if you want to get the most from the
process. As part of this, you should:
identify any possible crises and seek to understand how it might
affect you
- determine how you intend to minimise the
risk of such a disaster occurring
- set out exactly how you will react if a
disaster occurs in detail in your Business Continuity
Plan
- test the plan regularly.
More detailed information on what to do and how to do it is
published by
Business Link -- they provide free, detailed advice on the
subject.
What are the benefits?
A properly executed continuity plan will enable you to cope with
a crisis and ensure that you avoid causing severe disruption
to both your customers, clients and/or suppliers.
A good continuity plan also proves to your customers,
insurers and investors, that your business can handle anything that
is thrown at it. This will not only help you to win more
custom, but might also allow you to gain a competitive edge
over your competitors.
If you want to add value to your business, then it is
worth adopting business continuity standard BS
25999. This standard sets out detailed advice on what to do
and how to develop a BSI recognised business continuity
standard.
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