| Every time you hear them say this word, you will | | | | idea of where the plan may triumph and where it |
| remember what it is supposed to mean according | | | | may fail, will make the organization reassess and |
| to good old Webster. It would usually be the | | | | strengthen their business plan so that it may |
| quality or the state of being continuous. In | | | | surpass future challenges. If it is still not clear why |
| business, however, it has a different meaning. The | | | | an organization needs to have a plan, here is an |
| business continuity plan is involved in the | | | | example. In cases wherein the market or the |
| development of a reaction strategy which will be | | | | consumers are greatly affected, the organization |
| used when the organization encounters a disaster. | | | | will also feel or suffer the effects. If the company |
| The reaction strategy must be one which will be | | | | is caught unaware, the organization will strongly |
| used for accidents, terrorism, hacking, earthquake, | | | | suffer from the effect of the crisis. The |
| typhoon, and other natural calamities or attacks | | | | organization cannot stop its operations so that it |
| which are done intentionally. Simply explained, this | | | | will be able to lick its wound in private. They |
| plan is all about how the organization will continue | | | | should be able to anticipate a future crisis and its |
| to operate despite the fact that it is facing an | | | | effects so that they will be able to devise a plan |
| emergency. This plan involves steps which will be | | | | which will save them from drowning in the effects |
| used for disaster recovery, emergency | | | | of a crisis. |
| preparedness, and crisis management. | | | | As to what type of disaster requires an |
| It does not necessarily mean that when there is | | | | organization to come up with a business continuity |
| crisis, the organization has to suffer too. There | | | | plan, it does not really have to be just in case of |
| are some means which can be utilized so that the | | | | calamities, in preparation for World War four or |
| business can still continue even if there is a crisis. | | | | for the eradication of the entire human race. The |
| In making a business continuity plan, the | | | | situation need not really be that complex so that |
| organization must mull over the issues and the | | | | the company will be compelled to devise a plan. |
| steps which are necessary in preparation for the | | | | Failures in the security or information systems as |
| different kinds of disasters. At the same time, | | | | well as momentary power failure also require |
| they should make sure that they are not violating | | | | plans. Organizations should always have a plan |
| regulations even if there is an emergency. In | | | | even for the minor difficulties due to the fact that |
| order to test the efficiency and effectiveness of | | | | even the most minor of all the minor difficulties |
| the plan, an organization should carry out some | | | | can do some major damage which will weaken |
| tests. The tests should be able to reveal the | | | | the organization. There is no doubt that being |
| strengths and weaknesses of the plan. Having an | | | | prepared will do wonders for a company. |