The sudden imposition of homeworking as a result of the Coronavirus without preparation is providing a number challenges to managers who have no previous experience of managing staff remotely. There is also the challenge of learning how to use communications and collaborative technologies to manage staff remotely.
It is important to understand and assess the Business Continuity Plans of your suppliers and service providers. Developing this understanding of your reliance on suppliers and service providers requires a Business Impact Analysis with risk assessments to be undertaken.
This blog reports reports the results of a recent survey we conducted to find out how often organisations test their Business Continuity Plans with a Business Continuity exercise. It also contains a checklist for running Business Continuity exercises effectively.
Although Business Continuity has been with us, many people still find the concept difficult to understand. And then there is a range of related terms, Business Impact Analysis, Organisational Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management Plans etc. that add to the confusion, time to provide some clarity.