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The tool box allows you to prepare yourself for the kind of disasters and emergencies that would put any Small or Medium Enterprise at risk.
These documents are grouped together in ten document sets in the BCP package available for purchase from this site. It is also possible to purchase complete access to all the documents
Below is the list of 10 documents that form the first of these groups, the documents and utilities that you can purchase and download and then use to create the framework, structure and standards to help you develop your own contingency plans.
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Document
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Description
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Format
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Size
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How to Use the BCP Initiation Document Set
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Describes the documents comprising the set and how they can be used as part of the initiation of your Business Continuity Plans
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WORD
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63 KB and 2 pages
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BCP Policy Document
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Provides a framework so that you can define the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Policy and Objectives for your company. Covers the policy,. objectives and approach. This is defined very much in terms of the requirements that your insurance agent or company may place upon your operation.
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WORD
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30 KB and 2 pages
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BCP Health Check
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In just 40 questions the HEALTH CHECK provides you with a challenging and through provoking exercise. As Senior Manager do you know the risks to your organisation? Do you have a strategy for dealing with an emergency? Can you or have you communicated that plan to staff? Is it tested and up to date?
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WORD
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50 KB and 5 pages
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BCP Quick Hits
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Presents a series of ‘quick-hit’ solutions which can be implemented to improve the preparedness of your organisation to respond to a disaster or major incident. Many of these quick hits can be implemented at minimal cost prior to the completion of a formal business continuity planning exercise
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WORD
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29 KB and 2 pages
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BCP Standards
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This document defines standards for the main Business Continuity Planning activity. The standards should be interpreted in relation to the type of business and size of the organisation. In general the first two stages of BCP (Business Impact Analysis and Risk Identification and Assessment) provide the basis upon which the organisation’s recovery strategy will be based.
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WORD
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133 KB and 14 pages
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Job Specification
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Defines the role required to lead the business continuity planning function. This may be a full time or part time role depending on the requirements of the organisations but the job content and the skills requirements will apply to most operations.
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WORD
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25 KB and 1 page
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Interview Checklists
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You may decide that as part of your Business Continuity Planning that you need to recruit or second someone to act as the co-ordinator for business continuity and support the Head of Business Continuity. This document is a simple checklist to be used during an interview for a co-ordinator.
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WORD
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28 KB and 1 page
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BCP Unit Terms of Reference
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Defines the objectives and the resourcing for the Business Continuity unit charged with developing and implementing the Business Continuity Plan. Useful for organisations even when responsibility may rest with one person and not a unit or function.
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WORD
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24 KB and 1 page
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Auditing Procedures
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Set of notes to help you plan and deal with audits (both quality and financial) of your business continuity plan.
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WORD
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30 KB and 2 pages
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BCP Steering Committee Terms Of Reference
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Defines the reporting structure, membership and objectives of the Steering Committee. The Business Continuity Management Steering Committee (BCMSC) reports to the senior manager responsible business continuity and is itself responsible for strategic decision making
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WORD
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24 KB and 2 pages
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Supplier List
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Defines the contents of a suppliers list, an invaluable document for maintaining key information about the Business Continuity Plans of you critical suppliers. Remember all you critical suppliers should have their own Business Continuity Plans, which you are satisfied with are as robust and up to date as your own.
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WORD
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35 KB and 2 pages
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Document Control and Filing
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Guidelines for the control and management of documents used to create and contain the Business Continuity Plan. These can be reports, spreadsheets, schedules etc. In which case details of the documents should be recorded on a document registry or log. A sample log file is shown which can be easily converted to suit your organisation.
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WORD
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37 KB and 2 pages
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