Who's in Charge Home • Form a Team • Define the Mission • Develop a Timeline
While smaller businesses might only need one person to develop an emergency management and continuity of operations plan, most businesses will benefit from establishing a team for this purpose. The size of this team depends greatly on your business. Forming a team has some key benefits:
It is important that the team pulls together employees from all functional areas. Most team members will serve primarily in an advisory capacity, but their input will be essential to developing a comprehensive emergency management and continuity of operations plan. Make sure that upper management appoints team members in writing. Some key functional areas to consider when developing the team include:
