Does Your Company Have a Business Continuity Plan?
Does Your Company Have a Business Continuity Plan?
In the face of an unexpected event or a disaster, the business must go on, you need to take action right away and minimize as much as possible any impact and for that, it is essential to have a business continuity plan.
As much as you may try to prevent them from happening, disasters sometimes may take place and they are unexpected and unavoidable. That is why it is essential to be prepared to be able to take action even in a worst-case scenario.
In the face of a disaster or unforeseen event, the business must go on, you need to take action as fast as you can and reduce as much as possible any impact. And for that it is essential to count on a business continuity plan.
A business continuity plan must be a tool, both for analysis as well as for making decisions, which helps you ensure operating excellence in the face of any adversity.
Thanks to cloud technologies, implementing business continuity infrastructures has become a more accessible and strong task, for all kinds of organizations.
In an emergency situation, business continuity plans must take into account any kind of risk, from those related to the infrastructure, to those related to employees, including of course operations and communication.
If there's any disaster, having a contingency and business continuity plan prepared will help you make things go back to normal and will positively influence the company's image and reputation.
Although business continuity is something that has always been held in check, the last year was particularly complicated in this regard. The sudden COVID-19 pandemic caused teleworking growth, which became the standard for most of the job positions where it was possible.
Thanks to cloud technologies, implementing business continuity infrastructures has become a more accessible and strong task, for all kinds of organizations. Actions such as Backups based on cloud, managed security plans that protect enterprises, disaster recovery solutions, etc., are part of the options that allow to minimize the risks and guarantee business continuity.
Stages of a continuity plan
To be prapared for a worst-case scenario, it is convenient to execute the busines continuity plan following certain pre-determined stages as indicated by Incibe:
- Stage 0: Determining the scope.
- Stage 1: Analizing the organization.
- Stage 2: Determining the continuity strategy.
- Stage 3: Response to the contingency.
- Stage 4: Test, maintenance and revision.
- Stage 5: Generating awareness.
