A Look At Home Based Business Contingency Planning Scenario’s
by Francis Maina | on December 27, 2011
C] Home Based Business Contingency Planning Scenario’s: Part I
A plan to deal with possible problem: a plan designed to deal with a particular problem, emergency, or state of affairs…Encarta World English Dictionary
Company X has a basic contingency plan, skimpy and sketchy that needs to be redone. It is out of date since it was devise as a back up plan during last years’ office transition.
The plan that exists covers the use of managed office block as a recovery site in case of a disaster it highlights the security/continuity aspects and convenience of using a managed outfit for transferring the personnel.
This gives Company X a 2-4hrs turnaround if a disaster were to strike their Home Based Business Office. A stand-alone computer with limited server access will serve as the IT disaster recovery tool. There are instructions on communication to facilitate transfer of telephone numbers to the managed ones.
As their plan extract shows details of;
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES with Alternative Control Centre, Internal Emergency, Support Staff, Assignments etc. One hard copy is kept in the managed office and the business security and continuity manager has access to it. There is also a hard copy and an electronic on at the Directors Home Based Office.
COMPANY X having the managed centre as the office base is not only cost effective in these hard economic times, but also gives COMPANY X a unique comparative advantage in terms of its survivability and resilience in the unfortunate adverse effect of a disaster. Once updated and refined, the plan should be integrated in their marketing/promotional mix to depict this uniqueness of service deliverability in terms of robustness and flexibility.
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As an existing inner circle client, COMPANY X would have the benefit of having a globally recognised brand to associate with as part of its recovery plan. It has to integrate the managed plan and offers in all its planning process, highlighting all the benefits of its inner circle status and membership versa-viz:
Your core home based business workplace solutions:
• Your locations perfectly match business continuity planning needs and any specific working requirements.
• High quality business environments offer instant productivity, connectivity and business support teams on demand.
• Onsite professionals are trained for a “one day move in process” as standard practice and act as one point of contact.
• Access to the full range of business centre facilities including kitchens, meeting rooms, video conferencing and day office space.
• As the leading global provider of flexible working environments and support with over 45 years’ experience, business continuity or disaster recovery is a natural extension of your core business.
• Access to an unrivalled global choice of locations in key areas, near employee’s homes, corporate satellite locations and other prime business hubs, all in place and work ready.
• Three product options to meet budget and compliance needs.
Home Based Business Contingency Planning Scenario’s gives COMPANY X flexibility in terms of its operability of home based business security and continuity services to any part of the UK and the world.
Drawbacks of many existing contingency plans they are not all encompassing and does not depict the above benefits and flexibility.
The whole plan should be reviewed and revised to epitomise one of the leading authorities in this area is Peter Consterdine of Future Global Plc. who wrote “Crisis Management builds upon the practises of emergency management, the principles of risk management, and the elements of risk and crisis communications, the concepts of business continuity and contingency planning and security considerations.” (Consterdine, 2005)
COMPANY X should focus on adequately training its staff and retaining responsible personnel to be able to put in place a robust contingency plan. That would give them ‘in-house’ readiness complimenting that offered by use of managed in managing and reducing risks whatever their source.
Part of its’ readiness, as a security company, COMPANY X should have a Security/Continuity Manual that stipulates sound intelligence, business acumen and common sense.
These should include internal warning systems, communications, control teams, equipment & resources, casualty procedures, essential services, media policy, critical records and welfare arrangements at the various sites that they provide security services.
For the overall objective see:
“Home Based Business Contingency Planning Scenario’s Part II”
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© Francis Maina 2011
About The Author: Francis Maina
As founder of i2c Network online powerhouse for building business continuity, security and resilience. Francis is passionate about engaging, enhancing and empowering home based businesses (HBB's) and small and medium sized enterprises (SME's) realise their full potential.
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