Business continuity planning: It’s snow joke
David Coverdale outlines how to minimise the disruption to your business during the adverse weather conditions.
The current adverse weather is just one example of how continued disruption can impact a business and potentially create enough financial and reputational damage to cause long-term failures.
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Plans or insurance only go so far - exercise your plan too
It is at times like these that we are reminded that
Business Continuity Plans should not be allowed to gather dust on the shelf or in the bottom of the drawer. They should be a dynamic document which you review regularly and exercise your people. Don't forget the incident response component which is just as vital in the first few hours, then business continuity priorities kick in.
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Manual Systems Not Conducive to Business Continuity
It is always cheaper and less painful to learn from other people's mistakes but Cumbria is a long way from London.
As soon as you or your client starts to compile your Business Continuity Plan, you will discover that manual systems have had their day.
(I once walked out of an office with a stack of files and diaries under my arm during a fire alarm. The MD was bemused but he quickly saw the logic of my action)
Manual business management, billing or payroll systems do not lend themselves to 'denial of access' scenarios but even if you have a computerised system, you have to ensure that your data and system are protected from risks.
You don't need a 'Cloud' / SaaS system but you do need to make sure that your computer or network is accessible from elsewhere and that you take your duplicate back-up data with you every night or store it off-site.
Don't put this off, just ask yourself 'What if' and if you don't have an alternative, get it sorted - we can help.
(you may laugh but I bought a generator at the weekend - better safe than sorry ;-)