How prepared is your business to deal with a crisis?

“It will never happen to us.”
“We are too big to fail.”
“The insurance will pay for everything.”
“You don’t just buy an extra boat in case your first boat sinks.”

These are some of the responses we have heard from companies, who are satisfied with a limited or non-existing continuity capability. In contrast, the reality is that many of the Fortune 500 companies have fallen when faced with a crisis and not managed to get back up; Enron and Arthur Anderson being some of the most memorable examples. In addition to this it should be mentioned that, insurance can cover a loss, but cannot replace a thriving business.

In this day and age, no company can afford to be without a continuity capability. Not just because it is good practice, but because all your employees’ lives and livelihoods depend on you as an employer. So the question is not: “Can you afford continuity?”, but rather “Can you afford not to continue?”

How can we be of assistance?

If you are looking for assistance and advice in developing your business continuity capability then 42 Consulting is the answer. We have a variety of BCM Services in the following key areas:

Crisis Management;
Emergency Management;
Business Continuity/ Recovery; and
IT Continuity/ Recovery.

Our experience has shown that many organisations that implement BCM only really address the issue of developing paper plans. We believe that organisations should implement a working business continuity capability that is embedded in the culture of the organisation. To this end, the implementation aspects of BCM go further than developing paper plans, and extend to project managing an effective programme of activities that will implement the necessary capability to support the organisation in the event of a crisis or other business disruption.

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