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Editor’s Note: As of March 12th, all Fictiv employees have started working remotely to align with expert health official recommendations. Staff will be remote until otherwise noted to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

As an industry expert, we’re used to disruptions of all kinds, and it’s our daily business to create entirely new supply chains in the blink of an eye, or in this case, the sneeze of your co-worker a few feet away. Our team on the ground in China has been working remotely for weeks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of our employees close to the outbreak epicenter. Now, we’re taking preemptive steps to protect the team here in the US. This is one time where our Bay Area earthquake preparedness has elevated our ability to identify risk and proactively create a业务连续性和复活计划。如果这是您公司尚未谈论的事情，我鼓励您尽快开始这些对话。当然，preparationis the focus rather than allowing the panicky-just-read-the-latest-headlines rumor mill to dictate how your organization reacts.

为了通过紧急情况成功领导您的组织，您需要确定自己的要求：

人们

Determine重要的员工（示例定义谁是重要员工的指南here- 不要感到难过，并非每个人都是一个），他们的基本职责，分配备份，并有明确的指示和通讯。考虑一下如何为C级员工以及任何可能具有更大曝光率的重要员工（现场IT员工，设施员工等）支持其他保护或缓解指令。

Technology

创建一个Virtualization Plan(如果适用)和深入你的技术要求ements to preserve business function over various scenarios and duration (e.g., 1 day, >7 days, >30 days, etc.). If you can’t virtualize or remotely distribute your employees, then how will you secure your technology infrastructure? Can it handle the load of the situation?

Physical Space

了解员工，习惯和卫生如何为工作空间的健康和安全做出贡献。确保他们了解任何紧急程序，执行演习并练习您的通信链。创建一个复活计划为您的员工返回。

Planning for Continuity

创建一个最重要的方面之一业务连续性计划正在了解组织的风险阈值。您的执行团队将需要评估活动对每个部门的影响，影响的持续时间以及最终的财务影响。然后，您可以计划补救和缓解活动以减少损失。

I’m lucky that here at Fictiv, our Leadership operates with an ounce of prevention rather than a pound of cure, and our organization is hoping to lead by example.

我们在做什么

1.所有员工都必须在进入我们的建筑物时对他们的手和电话进行消毒Infectious Disease Preventionstations (electronic-safe antibacterial wipes, hand sanitizer, masks.).

2.所有传入的国际材料都被消毒并具有适当的处置容器。

3. We have additional cleaning crew onsite to sanitize commonly used areas (bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)

4.强烈建议所有员工举报个人旅行，以便我们可以评估风险

5. All non-essential business travel has been suspended

6. We provide employees with sanitary cleaning products and encourage daily hygiene

那么下一步该怎么办？部署计划！Make sure you超过- 将您的计划汇总给您的团队，以便他们知道阈值是什么，需要做什么以及如何做好准备。创建并授权应急响应团队- 我们亲切地将我们的称为F.E.R.T.

业务连续性规划可能是一个详尽的过程，但是您至少可以将必需品与一些结合在一起templatesfromFEMA. I wish you the best of luck in your planning and hope your team benefits from your preparations!