ReslilienceONE® Difference
BCP Software Myths
Business Continuity Planning Software Myths
Myth #1 – Software Implementation has to Take Months and Requires Expensive IT Resources
You should not have to be an IT programmer to get your software up and running. If configuration takes months to do, the software is not easy to use and your are delaying your important planning responsibilities.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- Strategic BCP will setup your site of ResilienceONE® in 5 days – guaranteed!
- There are no IT costs since Strategic BCP does everything for you and maintains all aspects of the infrastructure that support the operation of ResilienceONE® (our True SaaS model).
Myth #2 – BCP Software is Too Expensive for Me to Afford
Organizations as small as several person non-profits use ResilienceONE®. While other BCP software vendors require large initial investments plus maintenance charges for modules, hosting fees, licenses, and product support, we make ResilienceONE affordable for all size organizations.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- All-in-one planning solution for one cost.
- Web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution limits our overhead and your costs.
- No hidden fees, separately-sold modules, or hardware, software, or configuration costs.
- Unlimited users.
Myth #3 – Software Without a Guiding Methodology Facilitates the Planning Process
It seems absurd that one would buy an expert BCP tool without strong built-in expertise. Just image your accountant or Turbo Tax asking you how you would want your taxes done this year. Yet, a bring-your-own methodology approach is how most BCP software is currently offered.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- ResilienceONE® includes Strategic BCP’s built-in, award-winning plan-building methodology
- Step-by-step planning approach facilitates task completion across your organization.
- Automated Downtime Impact Analysis objectively determines recovery timeframes for all business functions, IT and personnel support resources.
- Operation Blueprint for business process and recovery strategy mapping for any level.
- Best practice content library including industry and back office recovery strategies, ICS-based team structure, 156 step Crisis Management action plan, 21 Policies and Procedures, and Pandemic Planning.
Myth #4 – Content-Heavy Plans Will Work During a Disaster
How fast can you begin the recovery process if you’re searching through pages of PDFs or paper plan documents? These outdated, document-based methods can cripple your recovery process.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- Interactive online recovery plans prompt users step-by-step, not by massive documents
- "Thin Plans" (electronic and printable) provide a method for off-line use. Information for each user is delivered in a step-by-step easy to use format.
- Real-time situation information on people, facilities, IT and operations.
- Real-time, worldwide tracking of all response/recovery teams' progress.
Myth #5 – BCP Software is Difficult to Use
Most BCP software puts users through long, convoluted, BCP jargon-based surveys. These are time-consuming and alienating, and diminish your value as a planner.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- Simple tabbed structure provides step-by-step tasks for users.
- Icon-based and color-coded screens make it easy for users of all levels to follow.
- No jargon based-surveys; 7 business-based questions make it easy to gather the information you need; ResilienceONE® does the rest.
- Detailed training guides and videos by user type provide a customized, easy-to-follow roadmap for plan development, exercises, and disaster use.
Myth #6 – Software Migration has to be a Headache.
You have spent time building your plans in a commercially available tool or MS Office templates. That is the way our planners started, too.
ResilienceONE® Facts:
- Years of experience in migrating from a variety of tools into ResilienceONE®.
- Complementary Plan Data Analysis from Strategic BCP provides recommendations on which data to import into ResilienceONE®, along with recommendation for planning enhancements.
- Ability to import 17 different types of data from a variety of systems.