4 Steps to Building a Business Case for Business Continuity Management

After the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and the late 2000s financial crisis, the popularity of business continuity management systems (BCMS) surged. But despite the positive momentum, the bubble quickly burst. So much so that by COVID-19, business continuity plan adoption rates were around 65 percent. Clearly, an awareness of business continuity management experience of disruption wasn’t enough to produce well-resourced business continuity programs. What will: building a business case for business continuity management that demonstrates value, obtains approval, decides whether to outsource, prioritizes projects, and secures funding. Not sure how to build one? Here are the four steps that…