Success in Five Steps

BCP is working out how to stay in business in the event of disaster

Text of the Business Continuity Institute's good practice guidelines

General information regarding business continuity planning

Discusses the importance of disaster recovery planning

Preparing your business for the unthinkable

Describes a process to assess threats to your business and plan alternatives to keep working

3 page internal audit format

Business continuity planning guidelines

Measures being implemented to protect employees

A checklist that lists the essential ingredients of a business continuity plan

A yes/no checklist

For the four stages of response, resumption, recovery and restoration

Papers on a wide variety of business continuity topics

Defines the boundaries of the business continuity planning profession and the knowledge required for BCP

A sample business resumption plan

Articles on testing business continuity plans

Articles related to business continuity program management

Advice for small business

Ideas to help get your business back on the road to recovery

A disaster recovery planning guide project outline

Article on some of the vital ingredients in a BCP

Designed for insurance agents to assist their clients when insuring for catastrophes

Ten things to consider

Contingency Planning & Management magazine focuses on business continuity

Organization of business continuity and contingency planners

Plan templates and forms

Step-by-step interactive guide points out some key things to consider

A Blue Print for Crisis Communication

Issues you should consider related to human resources support

Checklist type discussion of emergency planning

Series of article to help you determine your company's level of preparedness

Tips for business owners in preparing for disasters

A checklist used in creating a business continuity plan

A sample business resumption plan focused on the business recovery team

Security steps stakeholders should take before a catastrophe strikes their business

Planning tools in preparing emergency plans

Step-by-step approach to emergency planning, response and recovery for all companies

A sample plan for establishing an emergency operations center (EOC)

Planning guides for business emergency management

Guidance and examination procedures to assist examiners in evaluating financial institution business continuity planning

A series of articles in obtaining important executive support

Terms commonly used by business continuity planners

A pandemic flu response checklist

Possible Solutions and Things a Manager Can Do

Suggests high level tasks you should consider if you are in a threat or response mode

Articles on the protection of information technology systems and assets in business continuity

Executive white papers and checklists

A white paper whose focus is on IT-related issues

Includes a sample worksheet

A framework for planning and responding to a pandemic threat

Planning considerations

Factors that should be looked at from a business interruption standpoint

The most effective way to choose a site is to balance the organization’s financial costs with its operational needs

Documents outline the body of knowledge needed to be effective in disaster recovery planning

In the event you had to execute a recovery of your business due to a natural or man-made disaster

Outlines steps businesses should take to protect their operations during riots

Identifying hazards and preparing your organization for emergency

Example of a sample plan

Be aware of the impact of various global standards, regulations and laws

Outlines how to create a business continuity plan

Security measures US business can take to protect their employees, facilities and operations

A paper that provides a summary of supply chain security guidelines

Internal recovery may be less expensive than a commercial site & allows maintaining control of recovery facilities

Resuming business quickly requires pre-disaster planning

Distribute to vendors and business partners critical to your business operations

Sample chart to assist businesses in the vulnerability assessment process

How to respond to a fatal accident at work

Business interruptions can displace employees from their workplace – without affecting your data center