Archive for May, 2008

Are you a law firm, consultancy, local council, accountants’ firm, manufacturer or other small or medium-sized organisation (SME)? Have your customers or regulators asked you yet for your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) or Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)? If not - they will soon!

 

    BCP/DRP template for SMEs bcp-drp-sme-centre.jpg BCP/DRP template for SMEs 
  • Simple, affordable planning template for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  • Fill-in the gaps, and benefit from the included checklists to save you weeks of work
  • Prepare your business for pandemic flu, power outages, fires, denied office access, phone/IT failures, flash flooding, supplier/staff unavailability and other threats relevant to your organisation.
  • Improve reputation and customer/employee confidence
  • Achieve compliance
  • Even reduce insurance premiums!

The BCP/DRP template is available in various formats (including MsWord) and is guaranteed to save you weeks of work! It’s based on best-practice and has been developed in accordance with Government standards and guidelines including ISO22399, APRA, BS25999, DRII, SS540 and HB221.

Areas that are covered, include:
  • Risks relevant to your organisation
  • How to manage the ‘people aspects’ of Business Continuity for your business
  • Time-critical processes that you need to continue to keep your business going
  • Operational and financial impacts of potential disasters and disruptions
  • Contingency provisions in place, and related operational procedures
  • How to easily keep your plan updated, including Crisis Management procedures
  • Ensuring your staff remain aware of their role
  • Exercises and tests to check if the plan will actually work.

Fill out the contact form below to request more information on the template. Please provide your telephone contact details if you prefer to discuss your requirements over the phone, or call us via the details provided below.

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Contact information
Telephone: (+61) 407 077 094
Fax: (+61) 430 10 7896
info@disasterplantemplate.com

See also the Business As Usual Top 10 Tips for small Business Continuity Plans (including pandemic/swine flu preparedness)

On the IT side of things, are you performing data backups on a regular basis and storing these offsite?

Those companies who are struggling with backing up via tape/hard-disk, may want to consider online backups. Remote Data Backup (for international customers) and Australian Backup Company (for Australian customers) allow you to sign up for a free trial and test it out. Use the above links for special discounts.


BAU is proud supporter of the NSW Government’s Small Business Month

For Small Business Month events, click through to the smallbiz.nsw.gov.au website.

NSW Department of Industry and Investment (DII) - Small Business Month September 2009