The 10 Step Business Continuity Plan

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Step 1 Analyse your business

- Assess your services, prioritise their importance and evaluate their vulnerabilities

Step 2

Size up your risks

- What issues can affect your business? How will they affect your services?

Step 3 Minimise the risks

- Assess what initiatives and methods can reduce risk in your business

Step 4 Recover from the risks

- How can your business get up and running again after disaster strikes?

Step 5 Identify contingencies

- Business location, critical documents, contacts and equipment?

Step 6 Involve your team

- Get input from your employees in order to assess all parts of your organisation

Step 7 Make a ‘how to’

- List step by step the actions to be carried out by personnel

Step 8 Put it in writing

- Create the document you want your business to follow, making it clear and concise

Step 9 Perform the process

- Test your plan to evaluate any further issues

Step 10 Review and revise

- Revisit your business continuity plan regularly to avoid out of date procedures

Be Prepared Be Ready

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