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RAC BCMS: Implementing Business Continuity Management System
Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a relatively new management discipline that has become increasingly important in connection with a rough environment in which organizations are currently finding themselves..
BCM is a management process supported by top management that identifies the impacts of potential losses in order to establish such procedures and environment, which ensure continuity and recovery of the key organization’s business processes and activities at acceptable predefined minimum levels in cases of disruptions or losses.
Management system approach to Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is based on PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle. So for developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of an organization’s BCMS is used the same PDCA approach within other modern management systems, such as ISMS, QMS, EMS and OHSAS. This approach is very effective for implementing an organization’s Integrated Management System (IMS).
Team of RAC consultants has extensive expertise and experience with implementing recommendations and requirements of BS 25999 including developing and creating BCM documentation, Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) as well as their exercising.
RAC team members are ready to provide you with assistance in preparing BCMS certification and meeting the BS 25999-2 requirements.
Team of RAC consultants offer you consultative support in the realization of following particular steps of successful BCMS implementation and achievement of compliance with BS 25999-2, including support during the certification audit:
BCM programme management
- Providing advice in understanding and interpretation of both part of the BS 25999
- Determining the BCMS scope
- Developing BCM documentation (BCM Policy and Scope, standards and guidance for BCM process, etc.)
Understanding the organization
- Conducting analysis of current organization’s environment and BCM status
- Identification of key processes, activities and services
- Undertaking Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and establishing the BCMS parameters (MTPD a RPO)
- Conducting risk analysis and evaluation
- Choosing and implementing appropriate risk treatments
Determining business continuity strategy
- Determining overall organization’s BCM strategy
- Determining process level BCM strategy
- Determining resource recovery BCM strategy
Developing and implementing BCM plans
- Developing crises management plan
- Developing business continuity plans
- Developing resource recovery plans
Exercising, maintaining and reviewing BCM
- Exercising and maintaining plans
- Identification of BCM improvements
- Preparation for BCM certification
By accepting the standard approach to BCM according to the requirements of BS 25999-2, an organization can offer its clients and consumers solid assurance that it will manage its business continuity in time of disruption.
Do not forget that business continuity management is about anticipating that things could possibly go wrong and taking planned and rehearsed steps to protect the business as well as the stakeholders’ interests. It is about maintaining their confidence in the management’s ability to cope with a crisis and to prevent disasters from taking place, by this way securing the brand, reputation and image of the organization’s physical infrastructure and personnel. BCM goes beyond recovery from a disaster (traditional DRP are only focused on the ICT disaster recovery) by establishing a culture which prevents failure and crisis.
For further information contact us: +420 221 628 400 or rac@rac.cz
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