9-11 Lesson: BCP managers at a New York emergency management conference last month said telephone “call trees” to contact employees didn’t work as well as a single number which all employees were instructed to call - a “call pool”. Traditional call trees were hampered by widespread failure of both fixed-line and mobile phone systems.

New Partner: FCP will work with risk consultants and insurance brokers Aon Asia to prepare a BCP for an American entertainment company with offices in Asia, continuing FCP’s expansion beyond BCP for financial services companies. 

Half-Day BCP: Estimate your company’s essential BCP requirements in just one morning or afternoon. The big decisions don’t have to take months.  Contact us to learn how to decide – quickly! - your company’s Minimum Operating Requirements and Recovery Time Objectives in a disaster.

BCP Facts: In Russia, a company must convert half of all foreign currency into Russian roubles within one (1) day of receipt, adding a unique challenge for banks’ BCP’s.  FCP is preparing a BCP for the Moscow and St. Petersburg offices of a European bank.