Planning
Preparing the Plan
You’ve identified what’s critical in your business, the systems you need to keep up and running, and how quickly everything must be done. Next you need a plan that brings it all together.
The business continuity plan (BCP) details what you’ll need to do to keep your business running or get it back up and running in a disaster. As well as specific actions, it has all the contact details and other essential information that will get you through the first few hours.
This chapter sets out the structure of a business continuity plan and helps you write yours.
What a Business Continuity Plan Should Include
While a BCP must ...
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