A Brief Analysis of A Brief Analysis of Business Continuity Business Continuity

in UKin UKBy Rain XiaBy Rain Xia

2015-2-52015-2-5

The The DefinitionDefinition of Business Continuity of Business Continuity

The The RoleRole of BC in Boosting Resilience in UK of BC in Boosting Resilience in UK

The Official Practice of BC The Official Practice of BC PromotionPromotionThe The InspirationInspiration of BC to Emergency Man of BC to Emergency Man

agement in Shanghaiagement in Shanghai

THE DEFINITION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY

a set of planning aa set of planning and preparatory acnd preparatory ac

tivitiestivities

an organization 'san organization 'scritical business fucritical business fu

nctionsnctions

•continue to opcontinue to operateerate

•be recovered tbe recovered to an operationo an operational stateal state

THE DEFINITION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY

Business Continuity ManagementBusiness Continuity Management ：：Code of Practice Code of Practice BS25999-1:2006 BS25999-1:2006

Societal security-Business continuity Societal security-Business continuity management systems-Requirementsmanagement systems-RequirementsISO22301:2012ISO22301:2012

Specification for Business Specification for Business Continuity ManagementContinuity ManagementBS25999-2:2007BS25999-2:2007

THE DEFINITION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY

all the stakeholders should be all the stakeholders should be

consideredconsidered

all the data should be used in all the data should be used in

a fixed waya fixed way

all the assessment will be reqall the assessment will be req

uired in detailuired in detail

Compared to the regulations of China, ISO2Compared to the regulations of China, ISO22301:2012 has 2301:2012 has 33 aspects: aspects:

THE ROLE OF BC IN BOOSTING RESILIENCE IN UK

Top five types of impact of disruption for organiTop five types of impact of disruption for organisations with and without BCM arrangementssations with and without BCM arrangementsFrom From Weathering the storm -Weathering the storm -The 2013 Business The 2013 Business Continuity Management Survey by Ben MusgravContinuity Management Survey by Ben Musgrave & Patrick Woodman, published in March 2013e & Patrick Woodman, published in March 2013

The positive role of BC can be desThe positive role of BC can be described as follows:cribed as follows:

THE ROLE OF BC IN BOOSTING RESILIENCE IN UK

To refine all the requirements of To refine all the requirements of resilience to draw a specific plan fresilience to draw a specific plan for certain organizationor certain organizationTo help and maintain the harmoTo help and maintain the harmony and integrity of resilienceny and integrity of resilience To make up the loss that can noTo make up the loss that can not be insured in a general wayt be insured in a general way

THE ROLE OF BC IN BOOSTING RESILIENCE IN UK

Figure % of managers experiencing significant oFigure % of managers experiencing significant organisational impact as a result of disruption. rganisational impact as a result of disruption. From From Weathering the storm -Weathering the storm -The 2013 Business The 2013 Business Continuity Management Survey by Ben MusgravContinuity Management Survey by Ben Musgrave & Patrick Woodman, published in March 2013e & Patrick Woodman, published in March 2013

THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF BC PROMOTION

Promote on linePromote on line

THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF BC PROMOTION

Promote on linePromote on line

THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF BC PROMOTION

Promote on footPromote on foot

To gain every opportunity to coTo gain every opportunity to communicate with organizationsmmunicate with organizationsTo focus on such risks that certaiTo focus on such risks that certain organizations might taken organizations might takeTo fix attention on the organizatiTo fix attention on the organizations which produce the public servions which produce the public service or productsce or productsTo promote in an acceptable wayTo promote in an acceptable way

THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF BC PROMOTION

Effect of promotionEffect of promotion

When public sector rates of BCM are comparWhen public sector rates of BCM are compared with large private sector organisations, ted with large private sector organisations, the contrast is less pronounced, with 70 per che contrast is less pronounced, with 70 per cent of large private sector companies adoptient of large private sector companies adopting BCM.ng BCM.

THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF BC PROMOTION

Effect of promotionEffect of promotion

As Figure shows, BCM arrangements vary depAs Figure shows, BCM arrangements vary depending on size of organisations.Large organisending on size of organisations.Large organisations are more likely to have BCM than eitheations are more likely to have BCM than either their medium, small or micro counterparts. r their medium, small or micro counterparts.

To update the To update the conceptconcept

THE INSPIRATION OF BC TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTIN SHANGHAI

One PlanOne PlanMany PlanMany Planss

District-oriDistrict-orientedented

Organization-Organization-orientedoriented

→→

→→

To support and iTo support and improvemprove

THE INSPIRATION OF BC TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTIN SHANGHAI

To establish or integratTo establish or integrate one department dealie one department dealing with BC promotionng with BC promotionTo draw up a set of regTo draw up a set of regulations on BCulations on BC

To set a fiscal budget foTo set a fiscal budget for BC promotionr BC promotion

To innovate the mecTo innovate the mechanismshanisms

THE INSPIRATION OF BC TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTIN SHANGHAI

NGO-participaNGO-participatingting

Government-leGovernment-leadingading

Vertical StructVertical Structureure

Horizontal StrHorizontal Structureucture

→→

→→

Professional InProfessional Instructionstruction

Business ProBusiness Promotionmotion

→→

To advertise BC in various wayTo advertise BC in various wayss

THE INSPIRATION OF BC TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTIN SHANGHAI

Professional InProfessional InstitutesstitutesUniversities anUniversities and Collegesd CollegesForums and SeForums and Sessionsssions

website constrwebsite constructionuction

To evaluate and assess cTo evaluate and assess concretely oncretely

THE INSPIRATION OF BC TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTIN SHANGHAI

assessment and evaluationassessment and evaluationdraw up the BC draw up the BC

planplancarry out the BC carry out the BC

planplanbefore disastersbefore disasters after disastersafter disasters

governmegovernment supervint supervi

sionsion

appraisers and supervisorsappraisers and supervisorsinternal ainternal assessmenssessmen

tt

stakeholdestakeholders' auditrs' audit

subjects of assessmentsubjects of assessmentdatadata documendocumen

tstsprocedureprocedure

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A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY IN UK