Why your organization needs a business continuity plan - Baltimore, Annapolis, Towson
Summary
Consider these findings on disruptive events: Natural disasters can cause massive damage to public and private infrastructure, resulting in days of downtime. With a BCP in place, you get the assurance that critical activities and operations can go back to normal, which helps restore various stakeholders, employees, and customers trust and loyalty. A BCP not only sets procedures that help minimize damage to reputation but it also covers how your organization communicates with employees and the general public about the status of your business when disaster strikes. If critical employees become unavailable due to medical emergencies and other causes, other staff should have access to the necessary information to continue business operations. This aspect of a BCP must cover trade secrets, passwords, and other pertinent information so that the business is not solely reliant on any one particular team member.
