How business continuity management makes for stronger company defences

21.06.2017 - For companies, an interruption to operations is the worst-case scenario. With effective business continuity management you can respond quickly in the event of a crisis and ensure that business processes continue.

No one is immune to sickness. But the chances of recovery are better the stronger your immune system is. The same applies to companies. Events like political shifts or natural disasters can trigger outright crises if they interrupt business operations. At the same time, companies function like a living organism: they can adapt to market challenges and protect their value-adding processes through individual resilience.

To do this, they need a strong immune system themselves, one that builds up their defences against external dangers and risks. Companies can prepare themselves for unforeseen events by introducing business continuity management (BCM). Production processes can then be restored quickly in the event of a crisis. BCM not only ensures that companies continue adding value and retain their ability to deliver, but also protects the reputation of the company as a reliable business partner.

Large-scale crises like the failure of critical contractors or natural disasters such as floods usually affect multiple companies within one industry. BCM gives you an important competitive edge, offering the advantage of early response in such an event and allowing your company to push ahead of competitors.

Funk supports companies across all BCM project phases as needed and facilitates the corresponding certification under applicable standards such as ISO 22301. BCM needs to be set up as a rolling life cycle for this purpose, because only constant repetition of individual phases helps a company continually improve their BCM and strengthen their immune system in the long term.