The Planning Portal seeks to resolve these common issues and increase the effectiveness of all business continuity activities.
Workflow Automation
As a leading business continuity consulting firm, Avalution found that organizations needed not only a way to store, organize and develop plans, but that there was also a great opportunity for organizations to focus on business continuity program development and adding value to their organization if they could manage the planning and analysis that had already been established. The Planning Portal utilizes the latest Microsoft SharePoint technology to run an advanced workflow that will solve this conflict, automatically disseminating tasks to plan owners requesting updates and additional data. The result is an automated and streamlined process where end-users merely have to fill in the blanks.
Customized Reporting
In addition to process efficiencies, business continuity program managers can easily assess the current status of their business continuity program by running one of several preformatted or customizable reports. These reports can provide a range of perspectives regarding the preparedness of an organization which provides a basis for program development.
Accessibility
Accessible information, training, and planning are essential for an organization to be prepared to respond to an incident. With The Planning Portal, user accounts can be created for ANY PARTY that requires access to the site, and permissions can be set for each individual user thus controlling what parts of the site each user can access and/or modify. This feature enables the entire organization to better prepare for its responsibilities during a crisis event. Further, The Planning Portal operates inside of Microsoft SharePoint 3 technology, so anyone with access to Microsoft Internet Explorer (or any other major browser type) can immediately access plans, receive updates, or update business continuity data regardless of location.
Audit Capability
The Planning Portal provides the necessary process mapping, document standardization, and data centralization to pass a variety of audits. Avalution has built The Planning Portal to comply with global business continuity certifications, the latest being BS 25999.
Are you ready to learn more? Contact us today to find out how The Planning Portal will add value to your organization's business continuity capabilities and save you time and money!