How long could your organisation survive if shut down due to natural or man made disasters/incidents? A day, week perhaps a month! Regardless of how long an organisation can stay afloat, with each passing hour that an incident causes interruption to the operations of an organisation, profits are being lost from the base line. Whilst many may rely heavily upon insurance, this is costly and has a negative impact on profits & losses, with a good BCM in place which is fully integrated into the organisation, insurance should reduce premiums as the risks are lowered, thus reducing operational costs and increasing the profit margin.
Continued operations in the event of a disruption, whether due to a major disaster or a minor incident, is a fundamental requirement for any organization. BS 25999, the world's first British standard for business continuity management (BCM), has been developed to help you minimize the risk of such disruptions.
By helping to put the fundamentals of a BCM system in place, the standard is designed to keep your business going during the most challenging and unexpected circumstances - protecting your staff, preserving your reputation and providing the ability to continue to operate and trade. CRMS have highly skilled professionals who can assist your organisation to identify the impacts that may effect your operations through business impact analysis, once these are complete a full gap report would be produced with recommendations. In further support of our clients CRMS can assist or provide a bespoke Business Continuity Management Plan and train all relevant staff in areas of their responsibility according to the BCM.