More than just a Business Continuity Plan Template
Business Continuity Plan Roadmap Walkthrough
Download the business continuity plan template
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Why use this business continuity plan template?
There are many business continuity plan templates available for download so why this one? Because this one is more than just a template, it provides a structured framework that guides you through the the process AND a support service where you get advice and guidance when you need it. This gives you many advantages compared to downloading a basic document template for these reasons:
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You'll receive a PowerPoint guide in the download pack that explains how to use the template to develop your plan. So you and your colleagues can walk through the process from start to finish and see the template in context of the business continuity plan development process
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Each stage has a checklist associated with it so that you can be sure each stage has been comprehensively completed. so you don't have to rely on guesswork
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The template is designed to deliver a maintainable plan. Plans developed with a single Word document template tend to be difficult to maintain - particularly when several people have responsibilities for input to the plan (as they inevitably do).
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Throughout the business continuity plan development process you'll have access to our business continuity planning helpdesk, so if you have questions, need some advice or guidance it's just a mouse click away. Your advisor will be in touch to introduce themselves once you have downloaded the business continuity plan template
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You will grow business continuity management expertise in your organisation. By using the framework, the guidance materials and business continuity planning helpdesk, your business continuity knowledge & expertise will grow and stay within your organisation. Y
So, if you find yourself needing to create or "rescue" an old, outdated business continuity plan and you need to get it right first time done well, our business continuity planning template, tools and support will smooth the way, providing a structured, straightforward business continuity plan template which breaks down business continuity plan development into clear stages. Our business continuity plan template and support service has been used by organisations in many sectors, helping them to build customer confidence, improve their intrinsic resilience & recovery capabilities and "ace" the most rigorous audits.
Business continuity plan templates - more than just a word document
Our service is so much more than a document download that leaves you to "get on with it" - it's a complete framework providing support, guidance and, of course, the templates and tools that help you to develop a sound, comprehensive business continuity plan.
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Rather than a single, cumbersome document template, there's a purpose built template for each stage of business continuity plan development - all based on Microsoft office tools such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint- using the features and formats of each to most suited to effectively support each step in the business continuity plan development process. (you can see this in the business continuity plan template explainer video, above).
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You also receive guidance material to help you complete each step of creating your business continuity plan. In every template pack we include a PowerPoint walkthrough of each stage of business continuity plan development showing you how the templates can be used. There's also a completion checklist included so that you can be sure that each stage has been comprehensively covered. We also show you HOW to get the process moving with advice and guidance for initiating and progressing the business continuity [plan development process.
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Each template pack includes email support to answer your questions, build your expertise and provide advice when needed .
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Additional consulting support for mentoring and feedback at key BCP development stages can also can also be purchased at any time
A Business Continuity Plan you can trust and easily maintain
Because our templates are structured into a step by process, they are easier to maintain. A business continuity plan based on a single word document ignores the fact that several people may need to update different parts of it - making business continuity plan maintenance a cumbersome process. Our BCP template overcomes this challenge by recognising that some parts of a business continuity plan contain aggregated information while others are discrete information resources to be managed in their own right. For instance, the Priorities and Dependencies spreadsheet (often referred to as the Business Impact Assessment) provides a tool to capture the organisations risks, priority activities and operational dependencies (such as IT systems and other equipment). Being based on a spreadsheet, it's easier for several people to update the rows or columns that apply to their part of the organisation whilst using the capability of an Excel spreadsheet to aggregate and analyse the "big picture". In contrast, the recovery plan for a particular team or department is a word document that's formatted for easy use in a high pressure situation and easy maintenance.
By structuring our business continuity plan template in this way, your BCP will be easier to maintain and easier to identify who is responsible for maintaining different aspects of your organisations business continuity plan
This structure has also helped organisations with external audit reviews: it provides a clear path through your plan clearly showing that a sound process has been followed to develop the plan and that (via the Business Continuity Framework word document template and the PowerPoint template for Business Continuity Awareness Training) you have a robust oversight and assurance process in place/
Business Continuity Plan Templates - Growing your expertise
Because of our unique blend of creating purpose built templates for each stage of the business continuity plan development process with on-demand guidance - you and your colleagues learn the skills of business continuity plan development by actually doing it. You will have the tools to do the job with support and guidance, when you need it, every step of the way. As that wise chap Benjamin Franklin said "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn". So, developing your business continuity with our templates and support also establishes business continuity expertise for you and your team to take business continuity forward in your organisation.
Having the right tools to do the job will help you to capture the right information for the right purpose - and build resources that can actually be used during a major incident. Business Continuity Plan templates can help you to build an effective business continuity plan that supports you when disaster strikes and complies with standards and accepted good practice. Our Business Continuity Plan template comes with tailored templates for each section of a world-class business continuity AND checklists that will help you to ensure that you have completed each section comprehensively
There are no licensing issues - the business continuity plan template download consists of standard Microsoft office documents that you have unlimited use of and can format to meet your organisations corporate style.
Download the business continuity plan template
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