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Business Continuity Management

We make your business resilient.

Business Continuity Management

Cyberattacks, supply chain problems, natural disasters, shortages affecting staff and service providers: Events that lead to business interruptions can occur at any time. But the truly decisive factor is how well-prepared companies are when emergencies arise. We know what counts in these situations – which processes, resources and partners are critical to your business. We look at these in the framework of our Business Continuity Management (BCM). Rather than using widely distributed security measures, we work with you to identify the most time-critical and success-relevant areas and thereby ensure your company continues to be capable of action even in an emergency. 

Our solution approach

Survival cycle We focus on what is relevant

Our sophisticated BCM is designed to protect your value-added, your employees and your reputation – and also to meet the expectations of your customers and partners. We go about it pragmatically: We focus on what is relevant. We avoid bureaucracy, and instead create solutions that work in your day-to-day business. Our approach follows the typical course of a disruption:  

  • Survival: We work together with you to ensure your company will survive if crisis hits. It is a matter of reacting fast and having clear priorities. 
  • Stabilization: We help stabilize the situation and limit the damage. 
  • Recovery: We gradually get you back to business as usual – by means of clear plans and verified measures.

Our framework We think differently about BCM

Rethinking BCM: We do this using a uniform framework which is proven in practice – and which of course incorporates requirements from KRITIS, the Austrian RKEG and NIS2. 

We consider it crucial to create transparency and set priorities. These are the building blocks of our framework: 

Governance and strategy form the foundation and set the direction for business continuity management.  

Organization, roles and culture support an effective BCM process. 

Corporate goals and resources make it possible to prepare value-adding processes within the company and to identify the resources necessary for these.

Methods and processes refers to the relevant resilience actions such as business impact analysis or risk analysis, scenario modeling and response planning.

Reporting and monitoring make it possible to ensure the BCM system and its results remain suitable and effective.

BCM approach We secure your critical business processes 

This is how we ensure your company remains capable of action even in crisis situations. Our comprehensive BCM approach means you minimize risks and secure your critical business processes. Our services are: 

  • BCM strategy and governance: Developing a company-wide BCM policy and integrating it into existing structures 
  • Risk and business impact analysis: Identifying critical processes and assessing potential risks 
  • Emergency and crisis management: Generating emergency plans and establishing a crisis management team 
  • Recovery and restoration plans: Ensuring a rapid return to normal operation 
  • Training and testing: Executing process-based training, emergency drills and audits for continuous improvement 
  • Digitalization: Supporting the tool selection process (make-or-buy decision) or digitalization by means of our in-house solution BCM PowerApps  

I believe BCM to be an attitude more than anything: Think ahead, take responsibility, aim for impact. The business impact analysis – as the first building block of BCM – makes visible what really needs to be protected. In doing so it lays the foundation for disciplines such as ISMS, ICS, ERM and beyond.

Nicolai Butsch | Expert Risk Management and BCM