Business Continuity Management (March 2007)

The Institute's eighth survey into business continuity management among UK organisations, based on a survey of 1,257 managers.

Published: March 2007

Author: Patrick Woodman

ISBN: 0-85946-480-6

Price: FREE - available for download. Hard copies are also available on request.

The Institute's eighth report on Business Continuity Management since 1999 reveals that many UK organisations are paying lip service to the importance of planning for disaster, but failing to make business resilience a reality.

Supported by the Cabinet Office and Continuity Forum, the 2007 survey reveals that 28 per cent of organisations were affected by extreme weather conditions in the 12 months to January 2007, an increase from less than 1 in 10 in the previous year. One in five managers (20 per cent) also said that their organisation’s productivity had suffered due to a ‘loss of skills’ over the past year. However, the number of managers whose organisations have a business continuity plan (BCP) covering critical areas is much lower, at 48 per cent.

The report also assesses differences in the uptake of BCM between different organisations by size and by sector, as well as offering recommendations and sign-posting to further resources to help managers improve resilience planning in their organisations.

Further Information
For more information, please email research@managers.org.uk or call 020 7421 2721.