Enterprise Business Continuity Planning (BCP) often lives in a collection of word processor documents. BCP software will aid the centralization and interrelation of this documentation, providing outputs useful for meeting regulatory or investigative requirements. Look to BCP software offerings to simplify and automate the plan management process.

BCP Pain

BCP describes business-focused strategies to ensure the enterprise will continue conducting business throughout any disruption. Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) is similar, but refers to an IT-centered strategy to keep critical information systems running during an unforeseen crisis.

BCP outputs written plans and checklists for use during such a disruption. These can include employee calling trees, vendor/client contact information, and step-by-step processes for resuming business at off-site locations. Alternatively, Web-based outputs can be accessed from anywhere, possibly eliminating printouts...