Business Continuity Planning Workshops

Learn how to create a business continuity plan with Omniis and protect your business from the effects of a major disruption

The list of potentially business-disrupting events gets longer every day: viruses, IT failures, fire, trades union action, terrorist attacks and even the good old British weather. A business continuity plan ensures you keep your company running no matter what happens.

What is a business continuity plan and why do I need one?

A business continuity plan defines what you would do and how you would react in the event of a major event that disrupts your business. A coherent plan is essential to minimising the impact of a potentially business-disrupting event.

An event could be serious, such as a terrorist attack, or something more mundane, such as a heating system failure in the depths of winter or a power outage. A serious disruption could cost your business money, lost orders and lose you customers.

A Safetynet study after the Bishopsgate bomb in London found that 40% of the businesses without a contingency plan that were directly affected by the blast never re-opened. And according to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office nearly one in five businesses suffer a major disruption every year.

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I already have a disaster recovery plan – do I need a business continuity plan?

Yes – the terms disaster recovery and business continuity are often misunderstood and thought of as being the same. They are not.

Disaster recovery tends to be focused on the company and the IT infrastructure and how you return your businesses operations to normal after a disruption.

Business Continuity focuses on the business processes; for example, how do you ensure that, whatever the problem, the customer experience remains unaffected.

A disaster recovery plan is a key part of any business continuity plan. You can find out more on our information packed workshop.

Business Continuity Planning Workshops from Omniis

Our one-day workshop takes you through the basics of how to create a business continuity plan. The course material includes a sample business continuity plan together with a copy of the British Standards Institute's BS 25999-1:2006 Business continuity management. Part 1: Code of practice which is valued at £90 plus VAT - to find our more click here >>

For more information call us on 0800 6128 9091 and find out how you can create a viable business continuity plan for your company.

Business Continuity Planning Workshops from Omniis