The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has created a series of forms to help you develop an effective Business Continuity Plan. The BC Plan answers the questions your staff needs to continue your business.
Business continuity planning is the documentation of the resources needed to continue your business at the level required in the event of a disruption.
There are only four types of disruptions: loss of staff, loss of access to the work location, loss of service, and loss of assets. The steps for addressing these disruptions are addressed in the procedures used to complete the defined tasks i.e.: employment, purchasing, inventory control, etc.
The BC Plan defines all the resources required to recover the defined business functions. These resources include: skilled personnel who are available and trained in the business functions to be recovered, equipment and supplies, procedures, documentation and vital records, support contacts, and dependencies both technological and business.
Your business is the set of functions you need to perform to achieve the objectives that support the mission defined in your BC Plan.
Use the following forms to create your Business Continuity Plan. All forms are in Word format (.doc).
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Once your BC Plan is assembled it should be stored in a safe office location so it can be retrieved if your prime location is not available.
To make your plan effective do the following:
Continue with Implement the Plan.
