{"id":20649,"date":"2020-12-22T16:01:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=20649"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:01:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:01:43","slug":"business-continuity-iso-22301-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20649\/business-continuity-iso-22301-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Business Continuity – ISO 22301 Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By now, all businesses should understand the importance of <\/span>Business Continuity<\/span><\/a> and having an effective <\/span>Business Continuity Plan<\/span><\/a>. The value in Business Continuity planning is that it helps organizations proactively plan before unforeseen events unfold, especially as these unexpected circumstances usually lead to costly downtime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Business Continuity plans take into account all of your organization\u2019s valuable assets in order to ensure your inventory, customers, employees and other vital assets are protected even if you\u2019re faced with adversity. These threats of downtime can range from environment-related damage such as flooding which Room Alert helps prevent, to natural disasters such as earthquakes, to cybersecurity attacks, pandemics and essentially anything unexpected that can potentially impact the normal operations of your business. As discussed in this <\/span>article<\/span><\/a>, \u201cAccording to the global consulting firm Deloitte, greater than fifty percent of businesses without an effective business continuity plan will ultimately fail following a major disruption.\u201d Without comprehensive Business Continuity planning, disaster will inevitably strike and may leave your business destroyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A common excuse for not developing a Business Continuity plan is facilities not knowing where to start, because Business Continuity covers a vast range of Preparedness, Disaster Prevention, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management and more. AVTECH has developed a <\/span>FREE Business Continuity Checklist<\/span><\/a> to help customers identify some of the areas within their business that they should plan to protect. For customers looking to formalize this planning process, the <\/span>ISO 22301<\/span><\/a> standard provides a basic framework for businesses to follow. Regardless of if your organization is ISO-certified or not, this framework is easy to understand and beneficial to implement for smooth business operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is it important for your organization to establish a defined business continuity plan?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n