BSB60215: Business Continuity Management Framework - Business Management

Internal Code: IAH176

Business Management:

Strategic control is a term used to describe the process used by organizations to control the formation and execution of strategic plans; it is a specialized form of management control and differs from other forms of management control (in particular from operational control) in respects of its need to handle uncertainty and ambiguity at various points in the control process. Strategic control is also focused on the achievement of future goals, rather than the evaluation of past performance. Vis: This determination must be made with respect to currently desirable long-range goals and not against the goals or plans that were established at some time in the past. As with other control processes, strategic control processes are at their core cybernetic in nature: using one or more closed loop controls to ensure that any observed deviations from expected activity or outcomes are highlighted to managers who can then intervene to correct/adjust the organization’s future activities. John Preble noted the need for these controls to be forward-looking when used to control strategy, to give controls that are "future-directed and anticipatory". Strategic control systems cannot "...wait for a strategy to be executed before getting any feedback on how well it is working. Since this might take several years..." [3] A related concern for strategic control processes is the amount of time and effort required for the process to work: if either is too great the process will either be ineffective or be ignored by the organization. Question: 1. What are the procedures for monitoring performance of the business continuity management framework? 2. The organization should conduct internal audits at planned intervals so that it may make sure the BCMF conforms to its own requirements for its BCP. Discuss. 3. Why is it important to identify improvements to be made to the business continuity arrangements? 4. What are the circumstances that can cause disruption, damages or inhibit the continuation of critical business functions? Discuss. 5. Describe the organisation’s internal and external dependencies and interdependencies outline the organisation’s policies and procedures relevant to the business continuity management framework 6. Discuss the need for the organization to have an ongoing programme for business continuity training and awareness.