Managing Threats in a Dangerous World: the 2011 Business Continuity Management Survey (March 2011)

The report shows that despite 82 per cent of those surveyed reporting that their senior management view business continuity management (BCM) as important or very important, just 58 per cent say they have plans in place to cater for unexpected disruptions. Despite this, the report shows clear advantages for organisations which do have plans in place to deal with crises when they hit. Of those who had to activate plans, 84 per cent agreed it reduced disruption and 77 per cent stated that any cost in developing plans is offset by the business benefits they bring.

Published in association with Aon, the British Standards Institution (BSI), the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, the report also offers practical recommendations and identifies further resources to help managers improve their own organisation's BCM.

Download the report free of charge below.

Authors: Patrick Woodman and Paul Hutchings

ISBN: 0-85946-472-5

Hard copies are available on request from the CMI research department on 020 7421 2726.