Business Continuity Plan Often Avoid Complete Catastrophe

In a recent article written by Peter Vanden Bos, and posted on the Inc. website, a strong case is made for having a business continuity plan in place.   For a small business in particular, picking up the pieces and starting to serve customers again can be especially difficult after a major disruption. An estimated 25 percent of businesses never reopen their doors following a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety.

Establishing a framework for your employees to tackle the nightmarish process of notifying customers and reinstating timely delivery of products and services after a disaster is an essential long-term strategy for your business.   Mr. Vanden Bos’ article states that a business continuity plan establishs that framework.

That plan is also a document that lists emergency response and  contact information, backup suppliers, and a detailed recovery plan. Reaching the end goal of a written plan is the culmination of a long process involving many different parties.

Mr. Vanden Bos’ article also suggests many good ways to get started.

Click here to read the full article, and, don’t miss the additional links with even more helpful information and ideas to follow.

Another  suggested link to follow for more information regarding business continuity and other compliance issues is http://www.continuitycompliance.org/

This year’s theme for Business Continuity Week is “Solving the Business Resilience Puzzle”

To fully appreciate and receive much of the real value this week offers, please check out the following links:

Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

A  full program of available webcasts can be viewed by clicking here

http://www.businesscontinuityawarenessweek.org/

Recently, a decision was made by one of our staff writers, Sally A. Smoczynski, to summarize a listing of benefits that we believe are gained by an organization upon completion and integration of the ISO 20000 standard into their organization.

Sally wrote an article on the topic and posted it on the web for everyone to view.  That posting is on a new Business Continuity Lifeline website located at http://www.continuitycompliance.org/information/it-service-management/iso-20000-implementation-benefits-gained/ .  We hope that this information adds meaningful content if your organization is just now considering an ISO 20000 implementation or even if you have already integrated the standard into your company.

And as always, we welcome your thoughts and comments on this posting — that will most certainly assist our own continuous improvement efforts in this area.