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please see few points about the BCM, may be useful for you
ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT
Appoint or nominate an individual at management board level to be accountable for BCM
Appoint one or more individuals with responsibility for taking the programme forward.
BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS (BIA)
I. List the key products and services your organization provides which if disrupted for any reason will have the greatest impact.
1. ability to capture customer orders for our products
2. ability to deliver the customer orders for our products
3. ability to supply invoices / documents to customers
4. able to pay our creditors
5. able to communicate effectively with staff, our sites, customers, suppliers and statutory authorities
II. Identify the maximum length of time that can manage a disruption to each of the key products and services without it threatening your organisation’s viability, either financially or through a loss of reputation (this is often referred to as the Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption or MTPD).
1. ability to capture customer orders for our products - 2 days
2. ability to deliver the customer orders for our products - 1 week
3. ability to supply invoices / documents to customers - 2 days
4. able to pay our creditors - 1 week
5. able to communicate effectively with staff, our sites, customers, suppliers and statutory authorities - 6 hours
III. Set the point in time at which each key products and services would need to be resumed in the event of a disruption (this is often referred to as the Recovery Time Objective or RTO).
1. ability to capture customer orders for our products - 12 Hours
2. ability to deliver the customer orders for our products - 2 days
3. ability to supply invoices / documents to customers - 24 hours
4. able to pay our creditors - 3 days
5. able to communicate effectively with staff, our sites, customers, suppliers and statutory authorities - 3 hours
IV. Document the critical activities that are required to deliver your key products and services.
Production
Inspection
Packing & Labeling
IT
Transportation
Communication – phone, fax, internet, courier
V. quantify the resources required over time to maintain the critical activities at an acceptable level and to meet the RTO
people;
premises;
technology;
information; and
supplies and partners
RISK ASSESSMENT
Identify the risk
Loss of staff
Loss of systems (IT and telecommunications)
Loss of utilities eg water, gas or electricity
Loss of, or access to, premises
Loss of key suppliers
Disruption to transport
List what arrangements you currently have in place to prevent or reduce the likelihood of the risk occurring.
List what arrangements you could put in place to prevent or reduce the risk on your organisation.
Determine the likelihood & impact of the risk
you will now be able to rank the risks and make an informed decision about what action to take.
Treat – use of BCM to reduce disruption
Tolerate –
Transfer –This might be done by conventional insurance or contractual arrangements,
Terminate –suspend or terminate the service, product, activity, function or process.
Determine BCM Strategy
Development & Implementation of BCM
