Recovery Position
23 May 2011
Disruptive incidents come in all shapes and sizes: fire, severe weather, power failure, loss of IT and phones, staff unavailability, suppliers unable to deliver, transport difficulties. These events which are by their very nature unexpected and often difficult to plan for, can cause any amount of disruption and risk to an organisation's business operations.
Businesses have in place well-rehearsed and understood risk management and response procedures to deal with the immediate aftermath of an incident, such as evacuation plans or alternative electricity supplies. The process of business continuity management (BCM) does not seek to replace these. Rather, it operates in tandem with existing plans and procedures, not only to manage the impacts of an incident, but also - crucially - to enable the organisation to extend its recovery activities beyond the initial response. BCM is a continuation of the incident management processs, not something that operates in isolation.
This article was published in the Fire Protection Association's journal, Fire Risk Management in May 2011.
The full article can be downloaded from the Related Resources section below.
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