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Develop business continuity plans

Develop business continuity plans

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBSTR603
State Code
OCD62
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/10/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/03/2021
Field of Education
080301 - Business Management
Original Release Date
16/03/2021
Nominal Hours
55
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work within the business continuity framework to develop and implement business continuity plans for an organisation to manage risk and ensure business resilience when faced with a disruptive event. This unit addresses the knowledge and processes necessary to develop and maintain business continuity requirements. The focus is on risk and vulnerability assessment, business impact assessments, and business continuity and communication plans.The unit applies to individuals working in positions of authority who are approved to implement change across the division, business area, program area or project area. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify scope, key business areas and critical functions
  • 1.1 Identify organisational expectation, objectives, and policies and procedures
  • 1.2 Identify resources required and relevant stakeholders
  • 1.3 Identify and analyse sources of disruption to the organisation’s priorities, operations and environment
  • 1.4 Identify organisation’s emergency response, continuity and recovery strategies
  • 1.5 Determine organisation’s critical business functions, its dependencies and interdependencies, and risk and disruption scenarios
2. Establish documents required to create business continuity plan
  • 2.1 Develop business continuity management framework
  • 2.2 Analyse and evaluate risks associated with business continuity management framework
  • 2.3 Report associated risks to and seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on business continuity management framework
  • 2.4 Conduct business impact assessment of implementation of business continuity framework
  • 2.5 Analyse and validate outcomes of business impact assessment and feedback
  • 2.6 Report outcomes to and seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on business impact assessment
  • 2.7 Develop and implement risk treatments strategies and plan
  • 2.8 Seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on and review risk treatments strategies and plan
3. Create business continuity plan
  • 3.1 Determine if disaster recovery plan exists
  • 3.2 Consult and develop with relevant stakeholders disaster recovery plan, where required
  • 3.3 Consult and develop with relevant stakeholders business continuity plan according to regulations, standards, industry practice and geographical dispersion, where required
  • 3.4 Seek, document and analyse feedback received and finalise business continuity plan
  • 3.5 Provide relevant staff with required information on business continuity plan
  • 3.6 Assign relevant staff actions to implement business continuity plan
  • 3.7 Establish communication plan to report and escalate processes
  • 3.8 Manage and record staff learning and development, management, and implementation of business continuity plan on organisation’s knowledge management system
4. Evaluate business continuity plan
  • 4.1 Report outcomes and seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on business continuity plan
  • 4.2 Report to relevant stakeholders outcomes of staff learning and development, and business continuity framework exercises
  • 4.3 Assess gaps for improvement
  • 4.4 Make changes to business continuity plan according to feedback received and identified gaps
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AUH02 BSBCON601 Develop and maintain business continuity plans Unit of competency