Plan Approval and Implementation

Once a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is developed, it is important that endorsement should be sought for approval and support.

Points to note during the implementation of BCP:

• BCP should be documented and disseminated to all staff to follow before, during and after disruptive event occurred.
• Awareness training and education for staff should be conducted to help them understanding the business continuity processes and their individual responsibilities and actions to be taken when the plan is invoked. This is to ensure the processes would be carried out effectively.
• Copies of BCP should be stored at remote location and kept updated with the same level of security protection as at the main site.
• Other material necessary to execute the BCP and for organisational survival should also be stored at the remote location, such as offsite data backup storage media and copies of insurance contracts.
• A company may also need to have pre-arrangement with external parties to ensure timely resumption of operations, such as facilities access and telecommunication systems.