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Business Continuity & Crisis Management

If you stop today, when do you recover?

Continuity proven by testing, not on paper. Crisis structure, authority and communication defined before the event, and measured in real exercises.

−60%recovery time
R$ 2Mprotected per event
3h45RTO achieved in a live test
ISO 22301Lead Auditor in leadership
Typical gaps in low-maturity environments

Gaps only show up when the crisis hits.

No formal BIA

Critical processes unmapped; no MTPD, RTO or RPO.

Missing or outdated BCPs

Plans 2+ years unrevised and never formally approved.

Never tested

No tabletops or simulations: gaps found in the real crisis.

No crisis management

No committee, roles or comms plan: the organization improvises.

Critical suppliers without a plan

Unmapped dependencies, no continuity SLA.

Weak emergency response

No tested evacuation, brigade and comms protocols.

Outdated BMP

No consolidated view of plans, priorities and test calendar.

No BCM policy

Each area acts on its own, with no standard.

What we deliver

Continuity and crisis under one structure.

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

If you stop today, when do you recover?

  1. BCMS implementation (ISO 22301)Context, scope, policy, roles, documentation and business integration.
  2. Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and strategiesCritical processes, RTO/RPO, dependencies and strategies by criticality.
  3. Continuity and recovery plans (BCP / DRP)Operational, IT and crisis plans with activation and testable procedures.
  4. Tabletop exercises and live testsSimulations with managers and real environment activation measuring RTO.
  5. Independent BCM auditBCMS conformance and effectiveness, with nonconformities and treatment plan.
Certify the BCMS to ISO 22301
Crisis Management & Operational Resilience

Crises don't warn you. Who decides?

  1. Crisis management structureCrisis committee, severity levels, activation criteria and authority.
  2. Scenario crisis playbooksCyberattack, outage, reputational event, site loss and supplier disruption.
  3. Crisis communication planSpokespeople, stakeholders, holding statements and protocol with clients, media and regulators.
  4. Crisis tabletop and live testSimulation with senior leadership, decision time and role clarity.
  5. Operational resilience maturityContinuity, crisis, third parties and technology integrated, with a roadmap.
Lifecycle

From policy to live test.

01

Policy

Governance, scope and roles.

02

BIA

Critical processes, MTPD, RTO, RPO.

03

Strategies

Recovery by criticality.

04

Plans

BCP, DRP, crisis and BMP.

05

Tests

Tabletop and live test.

06

Improvement

Audit and continual review.

Case studies

Results proven by testing, accepted by regulators.

Case 1 · BCM and DRP · Critical infrastructure

Large critical-infrastructure operation, 24×7

BIA, BCPs, DRP integrated with automation systems and tabletop and live tests, meeting ISO 22301 and the sector regulator.

RTO achieved
3h45
Areas in the BIA
28
Approved BCPs
24 · 100%
Tests
Tabletop + live
Case 2 · BCM & crisis · Financial sector

Large institution regulated by the Central Bank of Brazil

BIA, BCP and Business Master Plan review and crisis exercises, compliant with BCB Resolution 85/2021 and ISO 22301, audit-ready.

Duration
26 weeks
Areas in the BIA
22
BCPs + BMP
18 · approved
Post-project
0 outages/12m
References

Aligned with standards and regulators.

ISO 22301ISO 22301
ISO 31000ISO 31000
NIST CSFNIST CSF 2.0
BCB 85/2021BCB 666/667ANEELSUSEPDORA

Has your continuity ever been truly tested?

Companies with tested BCM respond to crises in hours. The rest, in days.

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