Business Interruption & Resilience Planbook
Through a series of six basic phases, your organization (especially your leadership) will feel confident and prepared to deal with interruption or disruption and recover faster than your competition.
1. Brainstorm likely risks and their potential impacts
This is the “what-if?” conversation. We will analyze the effect of possible events in the context of probability and impact on your operations.
2. Identify essential functions, people, processes, and technology
We’ll identify THE thing(s) your organization must be able to do to continue to function, conduct operations, and generate revenue.
3. Develop a strategy for responding to threats
Draft the “how” of countering a variety of possible threats and sketch the guiding tenets of the outcomes of countermeasures.
4. Build in triggers with pre-determined responses
Catalog the indications and warnings associated with the identified threats/risks and establish triggers to take immediate action.
5. Establish communication protocols
List key stakeholders that will need to be notified in the event of business interruption. Identify the order and medium by which they are notified and kept informed.
6. Test, test again, and make improvements
Develop training sessions and exercise events to put the plan to the test. Identify vulnerabilities and then refine the plan.
