The Business Continuity Management plan aids the organization in systematically managing its stakeholder’s business continuity needs. Top management shall establish, document, provide resources, and demonstrate commitment to a business continuity management policy.
Today’s unique threat environment requires a more intense approach to the continuance of the business. It is not enough to create short-term emergency response plans that just anticipate natural or manmade incidents rather, a holistic continuity strategy is a must. The threats today require an interactive ongoing process that ensures the continuation of business operations and processes prior to, during, and after any disruption.
Business continuity planning comprises several interrelated processes and actions that can assist in the development, testing, and maintenance of a plan that can be used for incident management and the continuance of the business. It is important to develop the proper team structure to deal with business continuity management and have all the required skills and knowledge.
It is the responsibility of the senior organizational leadership to build the Crisis Management Team that will be responsible for creating, implementing, testing and maintaining the Business Continuity Plan. And the plan itself should be reviewed annually.
