Business Continuity has become a standard management practice in some sectors such as Finance, the Oil and Gas industries and Pharmaceuticals whilst in others it remains a discipline that is variably applied. I am still alarmed at the number of well known organizations that have inadequate or virtually non-existent plans, and where plans exist how poorly these are understood by key people in the organization, how little testing has been undertaken and how unsure one could be that the plans would protect the business in the way that is required.
In the Retail Sector the situation is patchy, with some surveys indicating a high proportion of retailers having plans in place but more detailed questions often revealing that the plans have major flaws