Introduction to Business Continuity

Overview

The Business Continuity Management (BCM) Module in Bitlion guides organizations in setting policies, analyzing business impacts, developing and testing recovery and continuity plans, and reporting results to strengthen resilience against disruptions. This module group includes six interconnected components:

BCM Policy - Business continuity policies and governance framework
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) - BIA assessments and critical process identification
Business Continuity Plans (BCP) - BCP development and maintenance workflows
Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) - DRP strategies and technical recovery procedures
BCM Exercises - Plan, execute, and evaluate business continuity exercises
BCM Reporting - Compliance reports and performance metrics

Key Features

The BCM Module offers:

Centralized BCM policy management
Business Impact Analysis with RTO/RPO tracking
BCP development and version control
DRP technical recovery procedures
Exercise planning and execution
Performance metrics and reporting
Critical process identification
Recovery strategy documentation

Dashboard Overview

When you access the BCM module, you will see a dashboard displaying:

Active Policies - Number of active BCM policies
BIA Completed - Percentage of BIA completion
Plans Updated - Number of updated continuity plans
Avg RTO - Average Recovery Time Objective in hours

BCM Process

The typical BCM workflow:

Policy - Establish BCM policies and governance
Analyze - Conduct Business Impact Analysis
Plan - Develop BCP and DRP
Test - Execute exercises and tests
Report - Generate compliance reports
Improve - Continuous improvement cycle

Getting Started

To begin using the BCM Module:

Navigate to Business Continuity from the main menu
Start by establishing BCM Policy
Conduct Business Impact Analysis for critical processes
Develop Business Continuity Plans
Create Disaster Recovery Plans for IT systems
Plan and execute BCM Exercises
Generate BCM Reports for management review