Business Continuity Planning

The potential for financial and operational loss associated with business interruptions is real. As more and more business processes rely on computer technology, the importance of having a viable plan to avert business disruptions becomes crucial to business survival. Time is money. Technology has provided business a tool that enables more work to be accomplished in less time and has set the pace for conducting business today.

IDC Partners has the industry experience and globally recognized professional certifications necessary to support all of your needs for a Business Continuity Plan(BCP) and Program. The guidelines that are used for the Business Impact Analysis, Recovery Strategy Development, Plan Development, Training,Maintenance, Audit and Education adhere to the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), International Organization of Standardization (ISO), and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). IDC Partners' Business Continuity Planning solutions include the strategic and tactical services listed below in addition to our ancillary service offerings:

Strategic services:

  1. Business Impact Analysis
  2. Recovery Strategy Recommendation
  3. Plan Development
  4. Plan Implementation Training

Tactical services:

  1. Plan Audit
  2. Plan Management
  3. Plan Training (organization wide)
  4. Plan Testing (managing/ supporting tests)

Have you considered?

  • Do you have a Business Continuity Plan?
  • Does your Plan cover the business processes beyond technology?
  • How often is it updated and when was the last update?
  • Have you ever had your Plan audited?
  • Do you know how long your company can survive without your applications and data assets and responding to your customers?
  • Does your organization's business interruption insurance coverage account for all your needs beyond replacing the building and its contents?
  • Is a business recovery plan required by your investors, shareholders, or regulations?
  • Do your major suppliers and vendors have a Plan? How would your business respond & if they could not provide service because of a disaster?