CHAPTER 3: THE BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Chapter 1 refers to the key deliverable of business continuity planning as a business continuity plan that actually works. Every organisation should satisfy itself that its BCP is fit for purpose otherwise the investment in developing the plan will have been wasted.

The BCMS is designed to ensure that the plan is, indeed, fit for purpose. It does this by:

• Understanding and analysing the business recovery requirements, so that the impact resulting from an incident or interruption is properly understood and balanced across the organisation.

• Identifying and planning the resources that would be required in the worst possible situation, and ensuring that they would be available.

• Creating ...

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