Crisis management within a business continuity context

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“Crisis management within the business continuity context”

Slide 7

Loss of Service

Sometimes the worst does happen …

Northgate HQ, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead6 am 11 December 2005

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Northgate Issues

Provide payroll to 30% of UKDisaster destroyed all internal BC supportFortunate it was a SundayTook a week to recover to an operational level− Not to BAU

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Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of British Airways

“Will T5 open without a hiccup? Yes and yes.”

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Said before the opening of Terminal 5

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What were the lessons?

Exercise, test and review…using multiple scenariosHave clearly defined roles and responsibilitiesBeware “Business as Usual”Staff− Need to give support to your staff (at home as well)− Welfare and counselling are not an option− Key workers must have a location to work at

Information management must be greatInternal communications are vital

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What is Business Continuity about

CriticalityUnderstanding risk and impactProviding mitigation or plansDelivering ongoing key operations

It is a effective, impact led and process oriented programme and management system

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What is crisis management about?

An art

Well structuredWell ledTrainedRehearsedBrilliant communications!

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Why is there no standard?(Should there be one?)

PAS 300All about− Culture− Style− Capability− Leadership− Team work

Hard to standardise these aspectsIt is about what works for you, your organisation and your people

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Is it an incident, an emergency or a crisis?

Does it matter to you?

What does matter?− Are people clear what to do about “it”?− Is there a clear activation and escalation process?− Who is going to do what?

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Lost in the detail

Too often plans become the reason instead of the toolThe process is there to help but not take over

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Plan ……what plan?

Frequent team response at all levels:− Rush in− Jump around− Shout a lot− Talk over each other− Never consider the plans already developed

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What is the crisis team about?

ListeningConsideringLooking forwardReflecting

Doing what the silver and bronze level do not have time to do!

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Crisis TeamsA

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Com

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Control

Overview

Bronze

Silver

Gold

BCP TeamCrisis Comms Team

Business as usual

Response and Recovery

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Common features of a crisis:

The situation materialises unexpectedlyDecisions are required urgentlyTime is shortSpecific threats are identifiedUrgent demands for information are receivedThere is sense of loss of controlPressures build over timeRoutine business become increasingly difficultDemands are made to identify someone to blameOutsiders take an unaccustomed interestReputation suffersCommunications are increasingly difficult to manage

Crisis Management

Emergency Response

Business Continuity

Embedding Organisational Resilience

Time

Incident

Exercise Audit Review

Strategy & Planning

Business Analysis

Implement & Train

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Lessons Identified

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Business Continuity Management

Language & History

IT Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

Management

Information Assurance

Operational Resilience

Risk Management& Compliance

ResilienceThe “hardened organisation”

STEELHENGE

“organisational resilience”

Dominic CockramEmail: dc@steelhenge.co.uk

Tel: 0845 094 2117

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