Strengthening BCP

It’s good that your organization has a plan but, there is more that can be achieved with business resilience. We need to think of BCP as a plan and business resilience as a state of how robust a business is against disruptions. We need to think of testing and drills as an extension of BCP that further reinforces business resilience.

The advantages of testing

The perks of drilling and training should not be underestimated. By simulating a crisis, it creates an opportunity to find flaws within your BCP and builds confidence and experience for your staff. Since they know what to do during an actual crisis, they are more likely to be committed and less likely to make mistakes. There is no meaning to BCP if your members can not act according to what is planned.

For example, allocating a role to someone without the necessary qualification and or experience. Remember to ask what they are comfortable doing or know that they can do it; assess this to ensure competency and capability.

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