"Plans are nothing - Planning is everything" (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Good planning involves a range of activities
focused on strengthening your management capability.
We therefore emphasize the importance of integrating
the planning process into the 'plan as a document' approach.
Click here for an EPCB white paper on Good Planning (257 KB pdf).
Of itself, a plan does not constitute sufficient evidence of capability. Yes, documentation is important - but it needs to be a focused record of actions which are being undertaken and arrangements which have been agreed on - i.e. it needs to be a "living plan".
The electronic information age has seen a huge growth of "plan templates" industries. Further, easy-to-measure "performance indicators" based on 'Fill in the Blanks' have become popular. Inded, it is not uncommon to find the same "plan" (with a few word changes) being used for different locations, organizations and risks. Such "plan template" approaches weaken emergency management capability.
The analysis graphed below highlights the need to go beyond the "plan template". First, highlighting the need to rank functions - from those which are essential in times of crisis through to those which are discretionary. Second, the need to assess the resilience of things upon which the essental, prioritized functions rely.
Click here for the Continuity Evaluation Tool (pdf) developed since these analyses.
"Analytical deliberative" approaches facilitate agreed outcomes.
For less than forty dollars, EPCB's Continuity Toolkit will meet the needs of most small to medium sized enterprises.
Click here for information on EPCB's Complete Continuity Toolkit (Software).
Click here to go directly to the secure purchase page.
For clients who need a larger scale comprehensive and integrated support tool,
EPCB partners with Paradigm Solutions to provide and support OpsPlanner.
Click here for an outline of "OpsPlanner" (PDF 743KB)
Links illustrating different emphases:
Self-Assessment / Validation
Click here to download an "Action Planning" self-assessment tool (77 KB xls).
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EPCB Consulting Services (costs and conditions)
Our professional services are developed with you to ensure they are tailored to meet your needs.
We provide research, advice, plans, and the facilitation of reviews, exercises, and training.
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The guidelines, tools and templates in our pages will both support your planning processes and strengthen your preparedness outcomes. Using familiar software (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint), we focus on quality processes within a risk management framework. The approaches we provide serve as best practice models - they should not just be used as "templates for duplication" with a few global word changes. You should evaluate the significance of any specific requirements particular to your context (legal, political, cultural, commercial etc) - then tailor your approach and documentation accordingly.
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