{"id":18883,"date":"2020-05-11T11:20:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=18883"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:20:06","slug":"business-continuity-plan-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18883\/business-continuity-plan-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Your Organization With Our Free Business Continuity Plan Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A documented business continuity plan is critical for organizations of all sizes. Unexpected downtime can and will impact you, sooner or later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter the size of your organization, downtime will cause lost revenue, lost productivity, and potentially erode customer confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that according to the Bureau of Labor <strong>20%<\/strong> of all businesses will experience downtime in a given year? Even more telling is the statistic that <strong>80% of those organizations will unfortunately not recover from that downtime, and will be out of business within one year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/meeting-2284501_1920-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Office meeting\" class=\"wp-image-11428\" width=\"422\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/meeting-2284501_1920-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/meeting-2284501_1920-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/meeting-2284501_1920-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/meeting-2284501_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download our Business Continuity Plan Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download our Business Continuity Plan Checklist today to help your organization put the appropriate steps in place to mitigate any unexpected downtime you might incur. This checklist will help you address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regional and geographic causes of downtime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology used within your building and on your network that prevent downtime <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitoring and alerting technology to warn your staff of potential downtime causes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying critical processes and implementing failover or redundant methods to keep business going, even if your facility needs to physically close<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establishing communications with your staff and vendors to ensure issues are addressed immediately by the appropriate teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular reviews and spot-checks to make sure safeguards are updated and operating at 100%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>52%<\/strong> of businesses estimate that it takes at least <strong>three months to recover from unexpected downtime<\/strong>. How much revenue and productivity will that cost your organization if you don&#8217;t have a defined plan in place to address downtime before it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download our free Business Continuity Plan Checklist today to help start putting your own customized plan into place! By addressing any potential causes of downtime now, you&#8217;ll be sure to protect your employees and revenue later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/PDFs\/Business_Continuity_Plan_Checklist.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Download_Biz_Continuity_Plan_Button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18889\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A documented business continuity plan is critical for organizations of all sizes. 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