How to Create a Business Continuity Plan

A business continuity plan (BCP) allows companies to prevent and recover from threats that affect day-to-day business operations, including natural disasters, cyberattacks, fires, floods, and pandemics.

A BCP should be developed before a disaster occurs and should include input from all stakeholders. The goal is to protect assets and ensure that operations continue during and after a crisis. A BCP should:

• – Identify all risks, including how the risks will affect operations
• – Implement procedures and safeguards that will lessen the risks
• – Test to ensure the process works well
• – Review the process to make sure it is current