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: | • | Vendor Continuity Planning / Supply Chain Management | | • | Emergency Preparedness and Management | | • | Risk Management | | • | Crisis Management | | • | Continuity of Government (COG) or Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) | | • | Business Impact Analysis | equation® provides a variety of tools and resources to assist our customers with any combination of these needs, including: | • | Project Management tools to guide you through the implementation of the various elements of your system. | | • | Document Control functions to manage all key documents in an on-line and secure environment. | | • | Data Collection tools that collect various data from your organization and its suppliers. | | • | Improvement tools to enter, administer, track, complete, and report all action items related to your system. | | • | Audit tools to help you schedule, plan, conduct, and report audits of your Business Continuity system to ensure ongoing compliance | | • | Contact Relationship Management (CRM) to track customers, suppliers, and other organizations critical to your continuity program. | | 
