So, now you know what a BCP is and how it is designed and implemented. Use the BCP fundamentals, such as the Business Continuity Management Guiding Principles and the 10 Professional Practices to help you in the BCP process.

You should also know where YOU fit in the BCP process. If your organisation already does business continuity planning, contact
your BCP Team to make sure that you know what your responsibilities are.

There are many reasons why business continuity planning is important – in fact critical for organisations. This is common knowledge today and standard practice for all businesses, government, hospitals, emergency agencies, and private individuals.

In both the stories that were presented to you having a BCP plan would have resulted in much better outcomes.

Next, we will see how both our stories ended.