Small Business Resource: What Is The Purpose of a Business Continuity Plan?

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February 7, 2007

What Is The Purpose of a Business Continuity Plan?

Owners of small to medium size businesses tend to sit on the fence when it comes to evaluating business risk. Often because they consider the risk of loss to their business from a disaster as remote. If this applies to you and your bbusiness then I'll summarise the purpose of a business continuity and disaster recovery plan. A robust plan:

Should categorize systems and business functions into groups according to priority to the continuity of the business.

Outline responsibilities related to Business Continuity Planning.

Provide guidelines for ensuring the development, testing and maintenance of the BCP Plan and proces.

Provides evidence to reassure key stakeholders of the business’s ability to continue operations in the light of unforeseen circumstances.

Provide documentation and a process which meets the requirements of relevant legislation and standards relating to business continuity planning.

The above are just a few of the purposes of a business continuity and disaster recovery plan documented in the business continuity and disaster recovery tool kit and given away as free chapters.

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Posted by David at February 7, 2007 2:29 PM