Business Continuity Management

Companies are facing ever greater pressures from growing stakeholder expectations, commercial competition and increasing regulation. In addition to this, a critical dependency on technology and realistic threats from terrorism mean that exposure to risk within industry has multiplied considerably in recent years. Despite this, customers expect service continuity, shareholders expect management to demonstrate that they are always in control, employees and suppliers expect that their livelihood will be protected, and regulators expect total compliance. Effective resilience planning not only increases the likelihood of the Company's survival when risks become reality, but it protects brand image and reputation and demonstrates Corporate Governance.

CRA can offer skills at each stage of the resilience planning full life cycle. Team members have considerable expertise in analysing business systems and defining risk management strategies as well as practical experience in managing water related incidents and emergencies. This expertise can be utilised to improve the risk profile for a company by a combination of changed business strategies, modifying operational and business procedures, producing Business Continuity Plans and identifying risk financing measures. To complete life cycle, CRA's experience in project planning, training, exercises simulations and procedural audit can assist with implementation, maintenance and review.