What happens to your business in case of manmade or natural disaster? Who will be contacted and what steps do they need to take? How much downtime can your business afford? We will answer these questions and more when our team supports you in developing a business continuity plan. In other words, a plan of how business will get back online in the event of a disruption.
In today’s world, there are any number of reasons you need a plan in place. From data center downtime and hackers to natural disaster, downtime can cost your business in revenue and reputation. At Stimulus Technologies, we are dedicated to making your business efficient with as little downtime as possible.
5 Components of a Business Continuity Plan
Collaborating with your team, we discuss the what-if scenarios. What if the servers go down? What if there is a fire? What if data is compromised? Then we discuss how we get operations back online. Without a plan, it is likely your team would be scrambling to find the right professionals to fix problems. Working with us, you already have a plan for the what ifs.
The components of a business continuity plan are as follows.
- Threat analysis. We begin by analyzing the likelihood your business would experience a threat that would impact, or stop, operations. Understanding this, we can move forward with a plan that makes the most sense.
- Threat scenarios. We’d then develop strategies to manage various threat scenarios including ransomware attack, data center hack, and storms. In this way, we can plan for what needs to happen within your business.
- Key contacts. We’d like to know who the key people are at the business. Who would we need to talk to in case of emergency? That’s the business continuity plan contact. They will function as project manager to coordinate communications from our team to yours for vital messaging.
- Phases of recovery. Depending on what happens, we will map out the phases of recovery. For example, in a hurricane, you may lose your physical space and data centers may need to be relocated. That takes more coordination and time than a smaller event.
- Testing. A business continuity plan isn’t just to have in theory. It is a real solution to address manmade and/or natural disasters. In doing testing, we can work out glitches and get key players comfortable with solutions in the what if scenarios.
Once we’ve created the business continuity plan, we encourage you to share widely with your staff. This will ease their minds in case of emergency and let them know their role when and if disruptions occur. Ready to get started? Contact Stimulus Technologies today to learn more.