A commonly accepted definition of Business Recovery Planning is, “the development of strategies, plans and actions that provide protection or alternate modes of operation should an enterprise experience an interruption”. Craft Strategies believes it is a much more powerful tool. We are convinced that the true value of Business Recovery Planning is its usefulness in keeping you on track to realize your business objectives.

Craft Strategies creates Recovery Planning value by first focusing attention on the fundamental processes and people that comprise a business. Gathering quantitative and qualitative data about “What we do” and “Who does what we do”, can have a profound impact on several other key business questions. For example, “What do we need to do about the effects to our business plan of not being able to perform essential activities using critical talent?” or “How does this knowledge affect what we need to do to stay focused on our business objectives during a significant disruption?”

There is much more to Business Recovery than plan building and testing. The more consideration given to resilience strategy development, the more likely it is that recovery investments will be both cost effective and useful when it comes to maintaining business objectives during a business interruption.

Approach- Even within the same industry, business continuity strategies differ due to unique long term business strategies, Management’s risk appetite, and their response to the market in which they operate. We have experience in developing practical, cost-effective strategies that can be developed into executable plans for your specific business environment. Our approach draws from experience in a variety of industries and aligns with your investment in other pressing business strategy, regulatory and compliance areas, including the unique nature of the current economic environment.

Our approach is business-oriented and based on the risks and impacts relevant to an organization’s key business processes and the resources supporting them. Backup strategies alone, just aren’t enough anymore. Our planning focuses on the evaluation of those people, processes, technology and data that are vital to your operation. Craft Strategies’ Business Recovery Plans are strengthened by the use of Certified Business Continuity Professionals (CBCPs) throughout the lifecycle of our engagements.

What we deliver

• Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis
• Recovery Strategy Development
• Asset Recovery Planning
• Technology Recovery Planning
• Crisis Management Plan Development
• Recovery Plan Testing
• BCM Training Program Development
• BCM Program Audit Preparation

Practice Leader- Kathleen McGrorty is the practice leader for Craft Strategies LLC’s Business Continuity and Strategic Planning Services. She has over 12 years practical experience in all aspects of Business Resilience Strategy. She maintains a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) designation from Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII).