Structure knowledge
Structuring knowledge to enhance organizational preparedness, facilitate quicker response times and minimize downtime during disruptions.
Analyse & Assess
Analyse and identify critical vulnerabilities, enabling targeted risk mitigation strategies to be implemented effectively.
Make Decisions
BCM dashboards provides real-time visibility into continuity plans, including current status of critical processes, recovery timelines, and resource availability
BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT //
Govern, manage and assure your BCM programme
Effective governance establishes clear policies and objectives, guiding the strategic direction of BCM efforts. Through robust management, allocate resources efficiently, implement plans effectively, and maintain readiness through regular testing and updates fostering organizational confidence and preparedness across all levels.
Societal Safety assist you and your organisation in business continuity, regulatory compliance, and the ongoing development of your BCM programme. We assist both small and large organisation on their business continuity management journey; either if they are just starting out or have been in the game for some time.
BENEFITS //
Holistic BCM programme
It enables a solid foundation for your BCM programme and a holistic BCM implementation across your organisation. The Societal Safety BCM Tool is everything that is needed to establish, drive, and maintain an effective and successful BCM programme, including management policy and objectives.
Regulatory compliance
A solution that enables regulatory compliance ensures that all continuity plans and assessments adhere to industry standards, reducing legal and financial risks. By using our method, it is possible to fulfill all governance needs without needlessly using resources and exerting effort twice.
Assets and processes
It enables the management of assets and processes in your organisation on different levels with a comprehensive overview, making it possible to identify and map all critical assets and operations. It streamlines the management of resources and procedures, thus enhancing efficiency.
Improve operational efficiency
It enables operational efficiency by automating assessments, continuity planning, and response procedures, reducing manual effort for business process owners and providing an efficient overview for business continuity specialists.
Informed Decision-Making
Enables enhances informed decision-making by providing real-time data and analytics on risks and business impacts. It enables leaders and decision-makers to quickly assess situations and implement effective response strategies.
Improved Risk Management
Utilization of Business Impact Analysis (BIA) enables the improvement of risk management by identifying and prioritizing critical business functions and their dependencies. It provides detailed insights into the potential impacts of disruptions, allowing for targeted risk mitigation strategies.
Resource Optimization
Enables and improves resource optimization by identifying essential resources and ensuring their efficient allocation during disruptions. It streamlines the management of personnel, technology, and facilities while crucial time.
Enhanced Collaboration and Communication
Enables stakeholders to have real-time access to vital information and coordinated action plans. A centralized BCM tool which facilitates seamless information sharing across departments.
Cost savings
Implementing BCM leads to cost savings by reducing the financial impact of disruptions through proactive planning and quick recovery strategies. It optimizes resource allocation, minimizing waste and enhancing operational efficiency during crises.
MATURITY ASSESSMENT //
Ensure continued maturity of your BCM program
In today’s volatile business environment, maintaining operations during disruptions is crucial. The BCM Maturity Assessment provides a clear understanding of your organization’s preparedness, identifies areas for improvement, and helps set realistic short-term and long-term goals to enhance resiliency. Key benefits include comprehensive evaluation, gap identification, benchmarking against industry standards, and enhanced preparedness.
By assessing your organization’s BCM practices, we unlock key insights to fortify your resilience strategy. Identify strengths, pinpoint improvement areas, and align with industry benchmarks to ensure robust continuity plans using our 4-stage approach: assessment, radar chart analysis, strategy development, and lastly, implementation and continuous improvement.
FULL BCM SOLUTION //
Empower your organization with BCM: Safeguarding continuity, ensuring resilience.
- Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel-based solutions
- Customizable branding
- Various BCM Dashboards
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
- Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs)
- Scenario design
- Asset management
- Exercise planning and execution
- Internal audit support
- Data visualization
- KPIs, KRIs, and metrics
- Alignment to strategic performance goals
- Risk identification
- Risk assessment
- Risk taxonomies
- Risk response
- Risk reporting
- Risk monitoring
- Version control
- Easy overview & notifications
SOLUTION FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS //
Develop a comprehensive, digital BCM program to improve your company’s capacity to handle business interruptions. Establish customized BCM dashboards, carry out Business Impact Assessments (BIA), and create Business Continuity Plans (BCP) to guarantee that your company can function in the event of disasters or disruptions and can promptly and effectively return to an operating condition.
BCM Dashboards
Configurable BCM dashboards provide customized views that highlight essential metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) specific to your organization’s BCM requirements.
Assets and Processes
Identify business processes (activities and services) undertaken by each unit or business area to be further analysed within the scope of the BCM Framework.
Dependencies
The Societal Safety BCM Tool lets you identify dependable resources, departments, services, etc. on which your business is dependent.
Business Impact Analysis
The tool adheres to the ISO 22317:2015 standard to ensure that the business impact assessment is in compliance with best practices.
BIA Metrics
Allows for configurable metrics and adjustable cumulative criticality scoring based on the specific organisation for determining recovery objectives.
Auto Calculation
Enjoy the wonders of auto-calculated metrics such as RPO, RTO, WRT, and MTPD.
Prioritized Recovery
BIA helps identify and prioritize critical business functions and processes, ensuring that the most important areas receive attention first during recovery efforts.
BCM Health Check
Dive into the continuous improvement of your business continuity management implementation with maturity self-assessment(s).
Risk Register
Centralises information on potential threats, their likelihood, and potential impacts, enabling proactive mitigation strategies.
Risk Assessment
The tool enables the assessment of risk in accordance with ISO 31000:2018, including impact assessment, likelihood assessment, barriers, and supports for further in-depth analysis.
Business Continuity Strategies
The tool enables organisations to identify processes requiring short-term and/or long-term business continuity strategies (BCS).
Scenario Planning
Enables creating situations to simulate potential disruptions. It helps organisations anticipate various crisis scenarios, evaluate their impacts on operations, and develop proactive response strategies.
Exercise Planning & Execution
Enables organisations to identify and pick out those business continuity strategies and/or business continuity plans in need of a comprehensive plan-exercising exercise.
Impact Monitoring
Impact monitoring in the BCM dashboard allows organisations to dynamically adjust criticalities based on quick and easily deployable re-assessments.
Tracking & Stats
Tracking capabilities in the BCM dashboard enable organisations to monitor the status and progress of continuity plans and response actions while keeping track of who’s in charge of the various assessments and tasks.
BIA HANDBOOK & GUIDANCE MATERIAL //
Empower your organisation with our comprehensive BCM guidance for resilient continuity planning.
The Business Impact Assessment (BIA) handbook serves as a comprehensive guide for organisations aiming to fortify their continuity planning efforts. It outlines detailed methodologies and provides practical templates to systematically evaluate the potential impacts of disruptions on critical business functions. This handbook assists in identifying dependencies, quantifying financial and operational impacts, and categorising recovery priorities. By offering a structured approach, it ensures consistency across assessments and facilitates informed decision-making in crisis scenarios.
In addition to the BIA handbook, organisations benefit from supplementary guidance materials that enhance their continuity planning capabilities. These materials include best practices, case studies, and scenario-based exercises tailored to various industries and organisational sizes. They offer practical insights into adapting BIA methodologies to specific business contexts, optimising resilience strategies, and maintaining operational continuity during unexpected disruptions. With these resources, organisations can proactively prepare for and mitigate the impact of disruptions, ensuring sustained business operations and stakeholder confidence.
COURSES & CONSULTING SERVICES //
Empowering Resilience: Mastery in Business Continuity Management.
Our consulting services offer comprehensive courses and training materials on business continuity management (BCM), tailored to equip organisations with robust strategies for resilience and continuity. Through our expert-led programmes, we provide in-depth insights into the principles, methodologies, and best practices essential for implementing BCM effectively across diverse industries.
Our courses cover foundational concepts such as risk assessment, business impact analysis (BIA), continuity planning, crisis management, and recovery strategies. Participants gain practical skills in developing and maintaining BCM frameworks that align with international standards and regulatory requirements. They learn to identify critical business functions, assess vulnerabilities, and prioritise resources for maximum operational resilience.
We emphasise hands-on learning through case studies, simulations, and interactive workshops. This approach equips participants with practical experience in designing and executing BCM at the various stages, with a focus on their different roles in their organisation.
Whether you’re establishing a BCM programme from scratch or refining existing strategies, our consulting services provide the expertise and resources needed to navigate the realm of BCM and its requirements.