FAQs

Business continuity planning requires input from every department in your organisation. All levels within each department will need to be involved in the planning process to ensure that every business critical process and function is identified.

A business impact analysis (BIA) is a process that allows departments within your organisation to identify critical processes and functions and their effect should a disruption occur.

A business continuity plan focuses on how a business will keep operating during emergency events or low level disruptions. A disaster recovery plan focuses on restoring IT systems, such as IT infrastructure and data access, after a disaster.

You need to identify risks from both inside and outside of your work environment. The availability of key suppliers may have an impact on your organisation, for instance a power cut may be a high risk or have minimal impact depending on your business activities.

A business continuity plan sets out a framework and plan to enable your business to operate during emergency events or low level disruptions.