Belinda Augustyn

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[info_list_father liststyle=”dotted” listclr=”#878787″][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Developing BCM policies and frameworks” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#f4bf00″]To state the organisation’s intention and commitment to BCM, a policy should be developed, approved and communicated. The framework will provide practical executable steps to implement the BCM program over time.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Facilitating Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#f7941d”]To obtain an understanding of the likely risk and threat events that could impact critical  business activities an organisation should invest in the effort to perform a Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment. As an outcome the organisation will have a consolidate list of prioritised value creating activities mapped to the underlying risks and threats.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Identifying and selecting suitable solutions” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#f26522″]To be able to respond to disruptions an organisation should identify and select suitable solutions that will enable the recovery of critical business activities and information technology,  post the occurrence of a disruption.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Drafting various response plans” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#ed1c24″]To structure the response to a disruption different response plans should be developed. Response plans will be specific in terms  of the timeline of activation  as well as the intent of the response plan. The emergency response plan will set out procedures to safeguard life during a disruption, the crisis management and communications plan will be designed to the  protection of the brand, reputation and image, the business continuity plans will guide the recovery of critical business activities and the disaster recovery plan will be  the overarching plan to guide the recovery of information systems, applications, data sources and technologies following a disruption.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Testing, validating and maintaining plans” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#e10337″]To ensure the response plans remains fit-for-purpose the plans should be subject to testing of the recovery processes and validating the contents. Organisation’s will develop a detailed schedule to maintain plans over time.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Developing and delivering BCM training and coaching” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#3c70b4″]Organisations should assign specific  BCM roles and responsibilities to individuals to facilitate the BCM program in a consistent manner across the organisation.  Formal BCM training and workplace coaching  will form part of career development to ensure individuals acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to fulfil their BCM roles and responsibilities.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Performing gap analysis and maturity assessments” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#f4bf00″]To improve the quality and completeness of the various response plans;  gap analysis and maturity assessments should be conducted. BCM best practice standards i.e. GPG 2018 and ISO 22301 will be used to indicate gaps and measure maturity.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”80″ titleclr=”#000000″ title=”Reviews and audits” icon=”far fa-circle” iconclr=”#f7941d”]To meet compliance and regulatory requirements BCM reviews and audits should be performed frequently by organisations. The outcomes of the review and audit will be used to report the state of compliance to the board, relevant regulators and shareholders.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father]