Business Continuity Planning Guide

Business continuity is the development of strategies, plans and actions that provide protection or alternative modes of operation for activities or business processes, which, if they were to be interrupted, might otherwise bring a seriously damaging or potentially fatal loss to the enterprise. Crisis management plans provide the key communication mechanisms necessary to ensure employee safety, provide initial information and direction, and organize ongoing actions.

This sample guide can be used to implement and maintain an organization’s business continuity process.