More than just a Business Continuity Plan Template
The tools & the support to get it right
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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, familiarise yourselves with the process and develop a business continuity plan that fits your organisation in a fraction of the time (and cost) normally associated with business continuity plan development.
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Throughout the business continuity plan development process you'll have access to our business continuity planning hotline for 6 months, so if, at anytime, you have questions, need some advice or guidance, expert help is 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.
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This template is compliant with recognised standards and frameworks and will stand up to the most rigorous evaluation. It's already compliant with the ISO22301 standard for business continuity - so you will know that the content your business continuity plans are aligned with accepted standards from day 1.
So, if you find yourself needing to create or "rescue" an old, outdated business continuity plan and you need to get it right first time done well, our business continuity planning template, tools and support will smooth the way,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.
Download the business continuity plan template
Click the link above to securely download your business continuity plan template.
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 are purpose built sections for each stage of business continuity plan development - providing flexibility and ease of use
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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.
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Each template pack includes access to our hotline support service to answer your questions, build your expertise and provide advice when needed. So you are not left to "get on with it" (which is what happens with the business continuity plan templates that you can download for "free"
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/
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Click the link above to securely download your business continuity plan template.
A Business Continuity Plan Template - that grows 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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A Business Continuity Plan Template That Works for SMBs
So why this template when there are so many "free" templates? Because, based on our experience, free templates tend to be to "corporate" and being a single document aren't sufficiently flexible or intuitive. Here's where our template is made relevant to the needs of SMB organisations:
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A flexible spreadsheet template supports all aspects of the Business Impact Assessment activity. Providing the optimum functionality to meet this formative stage of business continuity plan development. It's straightforward to use and the spreadsheet format ensures that it can be worked on collaborate and provides a central point of reference for risk and impact assessment for the whole organisation.
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Our template does not assume that the organisation has several levels of hierarchy, rather then the leaner, flatter structure of SMB organisations - avoiding an overly complex approach to incident response. An intuitive, straightforward Word document template guides you to create a concise, structured incident response framework for establishing roles and checklists.
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A communications framework to support external communications is an essential component of any business continuity plan. The word document template provides the basis on which to identify external parties that you will need to "keep in the loop" during a crisis, who will be responsible for that and any particular communication channels that will be used.
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It's a also a fact of life that your business continuity plan will be of interest to others such auditors, regulators and customers - all of whom will will want to know that your business continuity plan is actively managed to ensure it's ongoing effectiveness. The final document in our business continuity plan template - the Business Continuity Management Framework covers all of that for you. We provide you with draft policies, suggested management organisational and schedule of oversight and assurance activities for your adoption. This document also contains a cross reference to the ISO 22301 standard for business continuity management - so you know that the plans you are developing will be compliant from day 1
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