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BUSINESS-CONTINUITY5 MIN READ

Make continuity owned, not heroic

Describe why business continuity needs accountable ownership, review rhythms, and evidence instead of relying on individual heroics.

The move: treat continuity as an operating system, not a document drop. A business continuity management system makes continuity visible in ordinary work. The plan is only one artifact. The system also includes policy, roles, impact analysis, strategies, procedures, exercises, corrective actions, and management review. Ownership Every critical activity needs a business owner for the requirement and a recovery owner for the procedure. If the same person owns both, say so. If no one owns it, the plan will drift. Evidence Ask for evidence that the plan is alive: last review date, named substitutes, tested contact paths, exercise notes, known…

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