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COVID-19 – A massive failure of risk management?

Plan B Consulting

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. The role of the Business Continuity Manager is to identify this as an issue and then examine their organisation’s exposure.

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COVID-19 – A massive failure of risk management?

Plan B Consulting

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. The role of the Business Continuity Manager is to identify this as an issue and then examine their organisation’s exposure.