SYSTEM FORCE IT - BUSINESS CONTINUITY & BIA TOOLKIT
Version 1.0 - August 2026
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WHAT THIS IS
A free, editable toolkit to help a UK SME build, exercise and maintain a real
business continuity capability. Full guide:
systemforce.co.uk/blog/2026/08/26/business-continuity-plan-template-uk/

MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE
Do the Business Impact Analysis (file 02) BEFORE you write the plan (file 01).
The BIA tells you what matters, how fast it must recover and what it depends on.

WHAT'S IN THE PACK (16 files + Quick Start)
  01. Business Continuity Plan Template ........ Word
  02. Business Impact Analysis Workbook ........ Excel  (the centrepiece)
  03. Recovery Objectives Workbook ............. Excel
  04. Dependency Register ...................... Excel
  05. Minimum Viable Operations Worksheet ...... Excel
  06. Manual Workaround Register ............... Excel
  07. Emergency Contact & Call Tree ............ Word
  08. Business Continuity Activation Checklist . PDF
  09. Crisis Communication Pack ................ Word
  10. Recovery Dependency Map .................. Excel
  11. Scenario Playbook Pack ................... PDF
  12. Tabletop Exercise Pack (6 exercises) ..... PDF
  13. Exercise / Test Report ................... Word
  14. Continuity Improvement Register .......... Excel
  15. Vital Records Register ................... Excel
  16. Business Continuity Maintenance Schedule . Excel
  Quick Start - 10 Things to Complete This Week  PDF
  README (this file)

RECOMMENDED ORDER
  BEFORE disruption (understand & prepare):
    02 BIA Workbook, 04 Dependency Register, 03 Recovery Objectives,
    05 Minimum Viable Operations, 06 Manual Workarounds, 07 Contacts,
    15 Vital Records, then 01 the Plan.
  DURING disruption (respond):
    08 Activation Checklist, 01 Plan, 11 Scenario Playbooks, 07 Contacts,
    09 Crisis Communication Pack, 10 Recovery Dependency Map.
  AFTER disruption or exercise (learn):
    13 Exercise/Test Report, 14 Improvement Register, then review the BIA.
  ONGOING (maintain):
    16 Maintenance Schedule, and re-exercise with 12 the Tabletop Pack.

NOTES
  - Word and Excel files are editable and contain NO macros.
  - Amber-shaded rows in the workbooks are EXAMPLES: delete or type over them.
  - PDFs are print-ready. Save any Word/Excel file as PDF from within the app.

This toolkit provides practical business continuity guidance. It is NOT legal,
regulatory or insurance advice, does not provide ISO 22301 certification, and does
not guarantee recovery. Note that System Force IT's ISO/IEC 27001 certification is
for INFORMATION SECURITY, which is a different standard from ISO 22301.

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