A business continuity plan includes a defined set of plans to ensure that an organization continues to operate its critical business functions despite a disaster. The plan involves identifying an organization's external and internal threats and then developing a recovery plan keeping in mind the company's tangible and intangible assets. In other words, it provides a roadmap so that your business can continue in the event of serious incidents or disasters without interruption or at least achieve an operational state in a relatively short period of time. Steps to Create a Successful Business Continuity Plan1. Document-First of all, write a document that mentions the internal key employees of your organization and their backup, your critical business functions cannot function without these people. It is important to consider the most important job functions to be performed on a daily basis and the people who fill those positions. And also find out which employees can handle job duties when the primary job holder is unavailable. Make a list of all these people with all contact information including business phone number, alternate contact number. whether it is a landline or mobile number, a personal email id so that they can be easily contacted in case of an emergency.2. Telecommute – Identify people in the organization who can telework when needed. It's important to know who can do business from a home office and who can't. Ensure that your critical personnel identified in step 1 are able to telework when essential.3. List of External Contacts – It is important to document a list of all essential external contacts, including suppliers, contractors, legal advisors, service providers and IT consultants. Mention in the list in the middle of the paper......e- Follow a short training course including all employees, and make them well aware of the PCA plan, so that they are not left empty in the event of a problem. emergency. Make sure that people who are not on the hotlist are also included and trained on this.10. Testing – After putting in so much effort, it is wise to test the plan once so that you know whether you can practically achieve it or not. You may realize that your plan has some gaps and needs improvement or changes. And when we actually find ourselves in a serious situation, the situations can be very different. So keep updating or revising your plan, otherwise it will be very disappointing when needed. Most businesses often neglect to develop a BCP plan in advance, but to ensure smooth running of business operations, a well-thought-out and prepared plan is necessary to benefit from minimal loss and quick recovery..