The IT solution from Veriscan – a friend in a crisis

"Continuity planning is key to being able to limit the effects of a crisis. At Veriscan, we want to make sure that planning is your friend in the crisis," says Lorentz Lundmark, who is an expert in continuity planning.

"Do you belong to those who are unprepared when disaster knocks on the door or to those who know exactly what to do to get the business going again? We've said it before and we'll say it again: Continuity planning is key to being able to limit the effects of a crisis".

Of course, an application cannot prevent a flood, an earthquake or an act of terrorism from occurring. But it can be used to significantly reduce the impact of the disaster on your business. Do you want to be the one who stands unprepared when disaster knocks on the door or the one who knows exactly how to act to get the business up and running again?

A well-thought-out plan is your organization's best prerequisite for being able to limit the consequences of a crisis and to be able to quickly return to normal operations.

"As we at Veriscan see it, in the heat of the moment it is decisive how easy it is to access that plan and actually be able to apply it in practice. Therefore, we have developed a method with IT support that makes it easier for you to work with continuity planning so that in a crisis situation you know exactly what steps to take and who is to do what," says Lorentz Lundmark at Veriscan.

Most organizations have realized that it is not enough just to have thought about what might happen and to have acquired good insurance against possible disasters. Continuity plans have also been created – documents that act as a company's survival kit to be able to get through a crisis.

"We at Veriscan not only preach about the importance of having good continuity plans, we believe that they must also be easily accessible, easy to update and distribute. Over the years, we have seen far too many continuity plans fall by the wayside to never be updated or shown to employees. A business is never static, there are changes all the time, so the continuity plan must also be kept alive, otherwise it loses its purpose," says Lorentz Lundmark.

Veriscan's vision is that you start planning continuity with a focus on the most important processes in your business, in order to gradually build on the plans. This is so that it will not be laborious to create a continuity plan and to keep it up-to-date and communicated. With the right tools, it can be easy to work with these questions; such as determining different scenarios, delegating responsibilities and determining which practical actions are to be carried out by whom. It was from that basic idea that the program BCP-tool was born, a computer application that helps organizations plan for and face disaster situations in a structured way.

"Only if it can happen smoothly will you want to work on your plan. Continuity planning should not be burdensome, it should be your company's security if what must not happen actually happens, your friend in the crisis", concludes Lorentz Lundmark.