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Summer 2004: Can your organization afford to wait?

Author            : Geary W. Sikich

Designation    :Principal

Company        : Logical Management Systems, Corp

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It is almost four years since the events of September 11, 2001. How prepared are we today? Are we ready for the summer of 2004? In the U.S. the election process will begin with conventions for the major parties. In Greece the Olympic Games are to be held. In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S., we have seen military action in Afghanistan and Iraq. The U.S. as a country and a people have yet to come to grips with the fact that the actions being taken against terrorism are just the beginning and will not end with the eradication of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Al-Qaida or the Taliban. We have begun to relax. Corporate America: “Can you afford to relax?” The remainder of this article focuses on the need for Corporate America to continue to take action to address business survivability in the broadest context. I outline ten critical actions that organizations can take to enhance security, continuity and resilience. Table One, entitled, “Ten Things Your Organization Can Do Now” highlights the ten action items that the article discusses. Ten Things Your Organization Can Do Now Action # 1 Make Your Enterprise an Unattractive Target Action # 2 Revise Employee Screening Processes Action # 3 Validate Business, Community and Government Contacts Action # 4 Assess Business Continuity Plans Action # 5 Train and Educate Your Workforce Action # 6 Equip Your Workforce Action # 7 Review leases and contracts for risk exposure Action # 8 Assess value-chain exposure to supply disruptions Action # 9 Review insurance policies and conduct cost/benefit analysis Action # 10 Communicate Commitment

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