Business Continuity
Can you, in case of the large-scale unavailability of personnel due to a pandemic, maintain your minimum product or service quality? Can you guarantee that your critical business processes will continue uninterrupted? Are you prepared to deal with the risks that could emerge as a result of your dependence on the partners within the chain in which you operate? Are you looking for a quick, as well as responsible approach to the creation of a Continuity Plan that protects your service delivery in case of the large-scale unavailability of personnel?
Berenschot has over 70 years of experience in operating, risk and continuity issues. Over this period, we have proved that our clients can rely on us to act effectively in tough times. Our team of consultants will help you assess the impact that a flu pandemic could have on your operations. Next, we help you decide which measures to apply to ensure the continuity of your critical processes and manpower. We support you during the various phases involved in quickly and effectively preparing, formulating and implementing a Continuity Plan. We are knowledgeable about your particular industry sector and offer all the disciplines necessary for an integrated approach and rapid results. We provide appropriate solutions depending on the need for change, Keywords: acting swiftly and decisively, as well as carefully and always with a focus on results.
Our approach to ensuring continuity is threefold:
Quick Scan
The quick scan is designed to differentiate between primary and supporting business processes and to identify the critical and non-critical processes, including the associated manpower. Furthermore, we specifically focus on the chain dependency of your processes. Indeed, your suppliers can also expect to encounter continuity problems. In this way the quick scan identifies the specific risks concerning your business processes and the minimum required manpower. Furthermore, the minimum criteria that each of these aspects is required to meet to ensure the continuity of your operations is clarified.
Drawing up of Continuity Plan
The critical processes and manpower – that by definition must be safeguarded – form the starting point for the Continuity Plan to be drawn up. This plan describes the solutions for the various conceivable scenarios. Based on the identified priorities, we determine the minimum manpower required to execute the processes and suggest solutions for the substitution of critical processes and manpower. Finally, the Continuity Plan contains a description of the required crisis management organisation, the management approach and an implementation plan.
Implementation
As a final step, we assist you with the implementation of the measures identified in the Continuity Plan. This includes the creation of the crisis management organisation and the management approach, the implementation of the required training and retraining measures and exercises, supplementary arrangements with suppliers, partners and buyers, financial plans and communication measures.
