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Business Continuity Management keeps your business going
when disaster strikes |
Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a process designed to reduce the risk that
disruptive failures or events could seriously harm your critical business functions. |
It is designed to safeguard your business by ensuring the continuity of a reasonable level
of service for critical business functions, achieving a smooth return to normal operating
conditions when the crisis is over, and realizing the benefits of lessons learned
programs. |
The process is described in Business Continuity
Process and the preferred response to a disaster is illustrated by the graphic.
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The following table suggests four levels of preparedness for a disaster.
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Level # |
Recovery Posture |
Outcome |
4 |
Transparent |
The critical functions are
recovered within the mandated period, and full capability is resumed within time-lines
such that business performance is only briefly interrupted |
3 |
Managed |
The critical functions are
recovered before the situation becomes a crisis, but takes longer than the Recovery Time
Objectives. Business performance is disrupted. |
2 |
Uncontrolled |
Recovery of critical functions can
be achieved, but in a time frame that results in the business performance being seriously
compromised |
1 |
Catastrophic |
Recovery of Minimum Level of
Service (MLS) is not possible within any time frame that can prevent the collapse of the
business itself. |
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