BUSINESS CONTINUITY TESTING

Aston has an array of talents in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning to support you throughout the entire business continuity management process from identifying areas that are critical to a business through to implementing the plans, testing and updating them and ensuring they are realistic and cost-effective.

If there is no adequate planning, it is the board of directors who are held responsible in times of crisis. In the UK, we have generally recognized practices such as the Turnbull Combined Code of Practice which makes various commitments on both executive and non executive officers of organisations to manage not just financial risk but also operational, environmental and safety risks.

Using the BS25999 standard for business continuity as a benchmark, our consultants work with you to assess your needs and risks and develop a bespoke strategy and business continuity framework. This plan needs to be reviewed on a regular basis, audited, tested and updated to ensure it continues to provide the appropriate levels of business protection.

We can help with:-
  Risk assessment and management
  Business impact analysis
  Develop strategies
  Table top and off-site exercises
  Review and maintain

Aston's Continuity Services department provides services which cover:

Business Recovery Plans - coordinate the development and maintenance of recovery plans for each facility that provide for the recovery, resumption and restoration of all functions within the facility following a major disruption. The objective of these plans is to ensure the survival of the organisation as a whole, and compliance with the requirements of the individual client contracts. The business recovery plan is a component of the business continuity plan.

Emergency Plans - coordinate the development and maintenance of plans for each facility that provide procedures, which will eliminate or mitigate loss or injury to corporate personnel and assets. At a minimum, emergency plans will address evacuation procedures, fire and smoke response, bomb threat response, and emergency medical procedures. The emergency plan is another component of the business continuity plan.

Business Recovery Tests - regularly review and test the recovery procedures in business recovery plans. It should be the responsibility of the managers of each department or functional area to ensure that the processes and services performed within their respective departments are recoverable and to have tested plans in place which document how the business recovery will be accomplished.