Business Continuity Plan Readiness Assessment

Thanks for taking a few minutes to assess your organization's business continuity readiness. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. This covers your current plan, how well it's been tested, and where the gaps are. About 6-8 minutes.

Does your organization currently have a documented business continuity plan?

• Yes, fully documented and up to date
• Yes, but outdated or incomplete
• No, but we're developing one
• No, not in place
• Not sure

How prepared is your organization to maintain operations through each of the following disruptions?

How confident are you that leadership could execute the continuity plan effectively during an actual disruption?

When was your business continuity plan last tested (for example, through a tabletop exercise or live drill)?

• Within the last 6 months
• 6-12 months ago
• 1-2 years ago
• More than 2 years ago
• Never tested
• Not sure

Which of the following business functions should be prioritized for continuity protection?

• IT systems and data
• Customer-facing operations
• Supply chain and vendor relationships
• Physical facilities and equipment
• Payroll and HR operations
• Internal and external communications
• Financial operations
• Sales and revenue generation

How clear are employees on their individual roles and responsibilities during a disruption?

Reconstruct the most recent actual disruption or near-miss the respondent's organization experienced (IT outage, weather event, cyber incident, key staff loss, etc.): what happened, which parts of the continuity plan were activated, what worked, and what broke down or was missing entirely. If they say they've never had a real disruption, probe what worries them most about how the current plan would hold up and why.

What is the biggest barrier to improving your business continuity plan right now?

• Budget constraints
• Lack of time
• Limited leadership buy-in
• Lack of internal expertise
• Uncertainty about where to start

Approximately how many hours could your organization sustain critical operations without core systems (power, IT, communications) before significant financial or reputational harm occurs?

Which best describes your role or department?

• Executive leadership
• IT or security
• Operations
• Risk or compliance
• Human resources
• Other
• Prefer not to say

How many employees does your organization have?

• Under 50
• 50-249
• 250-999
• 1,000-4,999
• 5,000 or more
• Prefer not to say

That's everything — thank you! Your responses will feed into a readiness report highlighting where your continuity plan is solid and where it needs attention.