Pirelli considers the needs of its F1 customers. Do you consider the needs of yours? Readers of this blog will recall that I linked Business Continuity Planning with Formula One in a previous post about McClaren and the incident of Jensen Button’s missing wheel. A comment on the Autosport live feed from the pre-season testing…
How can you plan for something that is unpredictable? Read on for some general tips Business Continuity Planning is the process of preparing your business so it can continue serving its customers and generating profits when something has gone wrong. There are any number of events that can cause an incident that has the potential…
It may be an everyday story of country folk, but The Archers can teach us all a good lesson I was driving home this evening (16th January 2012), listening to Radio Four and battling the traffic on the A1. Whilst not being a regular listener to The Archers, I couldn’t help but be interested in…
Failing to plan is planning to fail When I ask small business owners about their position on business continuity planning, they often say that is that it’s not something they are focused on, or that it is something they have thought about but not implemented. If you are the owner of a small business, then…
This was the playful headline to an item I heard on the BBC World Service recently. The point being made was that you should never tell anybody your passwords; not even your girlfriend. If, however, you have told your girlfriend one of your passwords, and you then cease to be friends, make sure you change…
Make sure you start to implement your plans before it goes wrong As we move into the winter here in the UK, we stand a reasonable chance of having a few days, at least, where normal business operation is likely to be difficult, if not impossible, because of snow or ice. The question is: how…
People can be your greatest asset, and your biggest weakness. Make sure you protect against loss of key staff It is often said that people are the greatest asset in any successful business. I’d support that view: there aren’t many businesses that could operate without them. Unfortunately, it is also true that the existence of…
Summary The Business Continuity Institute has found that UK businesses, particularly in the manufacturing sector, are taking too many risks by not ensuring their suppliers are capable of meeting their obligations. The risks are primarily to revenue and reputation. How reliable is your supply chain? I ask this after reading the latest survey on Supply…
Don’t let the loss of single critical resource cause you to lose money Business Continuity Planning is the process of putting in place the necessary measures and plans to prevent disruptive incidents from damaging your business. One of the measures that needs to be taken is to remove, as far as possible, single points of…
Don’t ignore risks unless you know they won’t occur An item on Monday’s (5th December 2011) “You and Yours” on BBC Radio Four caught my attention. The item was on flooding and how it is becoming more common in the UK; despite the increased spending on flood prevention by the Environment Agency. Much was said…
