CHAPTER 8: MAINTAINING YOUR BCMS
“How long do you think your good plan will remain relevant for?” – (Wood, 2012)
Wood asks a very pertinent question because, in reality, the answer is that your BCP will never actually be finished. It does not matter how good your BCP is, or how much attention to detail that has been paid, it will continue to evolve to reflect the ongoing changes that every organisation will inevitably undergo. The only difference between organisations is arguably the rate and scale of the change that is experienced. As one business continuity manager once cynically told me – “If the ink has dried on the plan, it is already out of date”. Cynic or not, he was more or less correct. However, it is a sad fact that many organisations ...
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