Business Continuity Planning for Risk Reduction

Abstract

The paper outlines the business continuity planning as a methodologythat could be used by organizations in order to reduce the risks that occur both at the organizational level and in its outside environment. There are presented the main objectives and steps in business continuity planning process. In the end of the paperare presented some issues that organizations should take into consideration in the implementation of business continuity planning process projects.

Keywords

• business continuity planning
• business impact analysis
• risk assessment
• risk management
• risk monitoring