Program
Lecture: 30-45 mins;
Discussion: 10-15 mins;
Refreshment

According to the Department of Labor, 43 percent of businesses experiencing a disaster never reopen, and 29 percent of those that do reopen close within two years.

What is Business Continuity Planning?
Business continuity planning is a comprehensive process that includes disaster recovery, business recovery, business resumption, contingency planning, and crisis management. A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) should detail all of the procedures that define how a business will continue or recover its critical functions in the event of a disruption or disaster. Managers use these plans to ensure that there is minimum disruption to their business processes in the event of a major interruption to services.

The risk of potentially disastrous losses from business interruptions requires a sound planning methodology. The basic steps to developing and exercising a business contingency plan include:

• Project initiation and management
• Risk analysis/reduction
• Business impact analysis
• Risk mitigation
• Recovery strategies
• Developing the plan
• Exercise and maintenance of the plan
• Training and awareness program

The last two steps are perhaps the most often shortchanged. This is unfortunate as a BCP that simply sits on the shelf is of little value to the organization. Experience shows us that the BCP must be a living document and its procedures must be updated and practiced on a regular basis.

Computer Society of Pakistan
Rawalpindi/Islamabad Chapter
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Islamabad, Pakistan

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