For those of us in the northeast who have been battered by Hurricane Sandy the topic of disaster preparedness and business continuity strikes very close to home!
First I’d like to send my sincerest hope that all who have endured this disaster are as unscathed as possible and that family and friends are safe and well.
While for some, myself included the power and heat have been slow to return, in the scheme of the unimaginable suffering being faced by some in the northeast this is certainly a small inconvenience to bear.
Back in August, 2012 I had attended a presentation on the topic of how businesses should prepare for a crisis that is outside of its control and one that could potentially shut their business down.
It could be a building that is inaccessible due to flooding or data that is unretrievable due to a power outage or, as with Hurricane Sandy, potentially both
In light of this most recent natural disaster I wanted to reprint the article and offer the power point presentation to anyone who would like to receive it. If you are interested you can simply email me at mhaltman@hallmarkabstractllc.com.
“How prepared is your business for an event that has the potential to shut you down, force a dislocation of key employees and/or potentially compromise your stored data?”
Recently I had the good fortune to attend a presentation given by a gentleman whose expertise fell in this area that most of us are aware needs to be addressed but that typically isn’t. It’s kind of the business equivalent of estate planning for individuals.
He spoke about crisis management, business continuity planning and information protection that is in essence contingency planning for some exogenous event that is beyond the control of a business, unforeseeable and that could be devastating to the ability to conduct operations.
It would be a plan that once implemented “will mitigate those risks and protect critical business functions, assets and information with fast, comprehensive emergency response a key component to recovery.”
This type of plan will of course vary from business to business and from industry to industry but the basic premise is the same. Maintaining some semblance of business as usual that will keep a going concern going!
An example that he used was a steam-pipe rupturing in the heart of mid-town Manhattan that caused the evacuation of office buildings in the general vicinity. It was an evacuation that would last for an undetermined amount of time.
For companies that were unprepared for this type of event the result would have been devastating with critical information unaccessible, employees and management dislocated and business basically coming to a standstill.
Contrast that to a company that had a plan in place, systems and information duplicated and stored offsite, key personnel knowing exactly where to go and the ability to at least maintain a necessary level of operations until either the crisis passed or further plans were developed and implemented.
Once again, if you are interested in receiving the power point presentation you can simply email me at mhaltman@hallmarkabstractllc.com.
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