Effective contingency management systems are now much easier to achieve

Implementing contingency management systems is often considered to be a daunting task - particularly for organizations who cannot afford to appoint a fully qualified contingency management practitioner. In the absence of a qualified resource then the task often falls to one of the key employees who has been with the organization for a while and is generally familiar with the operational processes. Help is now at hand with the availability of the BC Expert software. With three versions available with differing levels of functionality you are certain to find one version to suit your organization's specific needs.

BC Expert functionality delivers support for  the contingency management project, BCM budgeting, BCM emergency support teams, risk analysis. impact assessment, operational component mapping and dependency setting, mitigation management, critical documentation control, audit requirements, security over data access, incident planning, continuity planning, communication planning and crisis management. Identify your own needs and choose the most suitable system for your own purposes. If you decide later that another version is better for your needs it is easy to change with no loss of data.

Business impact analysis for your business contingency

When examining your business for the purposes of improving business contingency, it is necessary to identify and assess the likely impact on the organization from potential disruptive events. Also known as business impact analysis, this risk based process is often considered to be a rather daunting procedure as it often involves making a subjective assessment on disruptive events where the severity can range from minimal to catastrophic.

This lack of clarity causes confusion and uncertainty and makes the process of defining specific outcomes difficult and can be subject to many disagreements about how an accurate result can be achieved. At long last help is now available that removes much of the complexity and establishes a workable and practical framework that is easy to understand and implement.

The BC Expert software outlined on this website provides a simple methodology for achieving this and it really works.

Avoiding segregating or siloing risk

An integrated approach can help avoid segregating or siloing risks and provides an overall risk profile allowing the organization to better understand the relationships between risks and identify solutions to problems. It leverages the perspectives, knowledge and capabilities of divisions and individuals within an organization.

Business risk analysis within the contingency management process identifies the relatively low probability and yet potentially high consequence of many natural, intentional, or unintentional threats and hazards that an organization may face, an integrated approach allows an organization to establish priorities that address its individual needs for managing operational risks within an economically sound context.

BC Expert available in three scalable versions:

Silver:        Risk, BIA, contingency management (more)

Gold:           Full functionality contingency management solutions (more)

Platinum: Multi-enterprise contingency management (more)

Using BC Expert Software for effective contingency management

Contingency management can be defined as a comprehensive management system approach that identifies and assesses risk; analyzes possible consequences and impact following disruption; examines and develops cost effective security, preparedness, and mitigation measures to protect against potentially disruptive incidents occurring; develops plans for responding to potential incidents in a professional and responsible manner. 

Also covered is the effective mobilization of the workforce; and plans and tests business/operational continuity measures necessary to recover from disruptive incidents in the minimum possible amount of time; collectively implementing these measures to avoid as far as possible a major emergency, crisis or disaster.