Recent events have
increased attention to an organization’s ability to respond
and stay in business during natural and human-made disasters.
Congressional legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley) has increased corporate
responsibility for internal controls and corporate governance.
Normal business principles have always made it clear that part
of doing business is staying in business during crises.
Many
organizations have consumed enormous resources seeking solutions
to these challenges and have little to show for it except complex,
low value policies and procedures that are cumbersome to maintain
and have little positive impact on day to day activities and
results.
Prism eSolutions with its business partners provide the
equation® system
and consulting services that can help solve the ambiguity of
the requirements and integrate Business Continuity Planning with
other vital management systems in your company (such as ISO
9001,
ISO 14001, Lean
Manufacturing, and Others).
Most Business Continuity
Planning or Business Continuity Management systems will encompass
a number of elements that can be addressed as stand alone topics
or integrated into a comprehensive business continuity system,
including:
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Vendor Continuity Planning / Supply Chain Management |
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Emergency Preparedness and Management |
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Risk Management |
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Crisis Management |
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Continuity of Government (COG) or Continuity of Operations
Planning (COOP) |
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Business Impact Analysis |
equation® provides a variety of tools and resources to assist
our customers with any combination of these needs, including:
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Project
Management tools to guide you through the implementation
of the various elements of your system. |
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Document
Control functions to manage all key documents
in an on-line and secure environment. |
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Data
Collection tools that collect various data from your
organization and its suppliers. |
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Improvement tools to enter, administer, track, complete,
and report all action items related to your system. |
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Audit tools to help you schedule, plan, conduct, and report
audits of your Business Continuity system to ensure ongoing
compliance |
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Contact
Relationship Management (CRM) to track customers,
suppliers, and other organizations critical to your continuity
program. |
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