Business continuity
At UNSW, the Business Continuity Management program focuses on identifying the most critical functions and processes that need to continue in the event of an incident or disruption. Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) are developed at UNSW to provide the handrails to stakeholders when faced with disruptions.
We focus on engaging with Faculties, Divisions, and related entities to understand what people, equipment, IT, third parties and other infrastructure their critical functions and processes rely on. Determining how they can best continue these in the event of a disruption.
UNSW has in place a Critical Incident Management Team (CIMT) that is responsible for managing incidents, and a Business Continuity Team (BCT) responsible for co-ordinating implementation of continuity plans. Both are comprised of senior leaders from Faculties and Divisions, as well as central function representatives from Estate Management, Communications, and IT. Each Faculty or Division has its own Business Unit Recovery Team (BURT) responsible for leading and implementing continuity plans for their respective units and Business Continuity Champions to support the Business Continuity program.
The Business Continuity Lead at UNSW leads the University’s program by having in place an annual Business Impact Analysis (BIA), regular training to ensure those with business continuity responsibilities have developed their skills appropriately and an extensive exercising program to validate the procedures and plans.
The Business Continuity Management Program reports to the Risk Committee quarterly.
Contact
Steven Chan
Risk & Resilience Manager
T: + 61 (2) 9348 1623
E: steven.f.chan@unsw.edu.au