The portfolio of proven consultancy and training services includes:

Preparation of initial assessments

"Prevention is better than cure"

• Identification of risks and development of risk-reduction measures
• Performance of business impact analysis

Development of planning workshops
"We understood the importance of having a plan"

• Provision of staff training on the need for a plan, structuring of plans and the process for creating a business continuity plan
• Development of workshops to provide opportunities for staff to produce ideas
• Support of Emergency Response Plans, Incident Response Plans, Recovery Support Plans, Business Unit Recovery Plans

Creation of plans

"All plans contain the correct information to allow each key business area to recover"

• Management of plan development to agreed objectives, costs and timescales.
• Meeting with senior management to determine recovery strategies.
• Issue of planning guides.
• Provision of advice to staff and advice on structure and content. Analysis of critical operations and resources.
• Provision of structured planning methodology using plan design aids.
• Provision of templates for generation of operational procedures.
  
  

Implementation of plans

"Adherence to the plan is essential to the timely recovery of the business"

• Training of key staff
• Determination of recovery strategies
• Provision of specifications for recovery services
• Development of agreements with service providers
• Design of Command Centres and Emergency Operations Centres
  

Testing of plans

"An untested plan is an illusion of preparation"

Options are available to enable the plan to be tested in a phased manner, with consequent low risk to company operations including:

• Development of testing criteria and procedures
• Checklist Testing
• Structured Walk-Through Testing
• Simulation Testing
• Parallel Testing
• Full Interruption Testing
• Evaluation of Test Results
  
  

Review and audit

"To ensure the plan is kept current there is a need for a regular independent review"

We provide a detailed analysis and review of either an existing plan or a draft of a proposed plan to check for its application to critical operations and procedures, adequacy, consistency and content.

Maintenance

We regularly update the plan to ensure its application to evolving requirements.