IT Professionals FAQs
Yes, even a sole trader is advised to have systems in place to be able to continue with their work in case of fraud, theft, sabotage, flooding, fire, IT and utility failures and terrorist attacks.
The cost will be relatively little and at the end of the exercise you will have a plan to protect your business. The benefits of having a working business continuity plan will out-weigh any expenditure incurred.
It is vital to withstand serious incidents such as fire, flood and theft, and quickly resume business as normal. Even a relatively short interruption to normal activity can damage customer relationships and put your organisation's reputation beyond repair.
Implementing Business Continuity Management can help to:
- Safeguard your reputation and competitive edge
- Preserve customer loyalty and trust
- Protect financial income and key business activities
- Protect business assets
- Enhance business recovery following serious disruption events
- Support insurance claims
- Support your investors and all stakeholders
The plan should be communicated to all employees in a straightforward manner that is easy to understand, is in an accessible format (e.g. on your organizations intranet site) and one that emphasises the company's commitment to business continuity management.
It is very important to focus on keeping back-ups and copies of files and documents off-site, as well as having a plan that focuses on your mission critical activities and caters for an alternative site to work from such as one of ICM's Business Continuity Centres.
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