Plan Maintenance
Hands-on management of a plan maintenance programme to ensure appropriate action is being taken to keep plans and recovery strategies effective and up to date.
A business continuity consultant will design and agree a maintenance programme that:
- Details the responsibilities of all individuals with a role to play in maintaining business continuity and disaster recovery plans
- Defines the regularity and type of contacts that are to be made by Teed Business Continuity to the organisation’s representatives
- Maintains the list of outstanding actions on an ongoing basis
- Audits compliance with agreed plan maintenance responsibilities
- Provides periodic compliance reports confirming whether or not the maintenance schedule is being observed and notification of any issues or problems as they arise
- Summarises the type and regularity of exercises that are to be carried out
- Ensures business continuity issues are considered during organisation, staff and infrastructure changes
Teed Business Continuity representatives will manage the maintenance programme keeping detailed information of all actions taken and contacts made to ensure that auditors and other stakeholders can be satisfied that business continuity plans are maintained effectively
It is important that an organisation owns and maintains the master copy of their BC plans and related information offsite in a manner that will ensure quick availability.