Week 8: Business Contingency Plans and more

As I began looking for companies' business contingency plans, one of the first that I came upon was Massachusetts Institute of Technology's plan. As far as communication in these plans, this definitely plays a major part; in order for the plan to be executed obiding by the procedures listed in the plan, the communication must take place to the right people at the right time, this will determine the success or failure of the plan! Thus, communication is THE MOST important part of any contingency plan! When companies make these plans, they should keep a few things in mind. For instance, would you want to base most of the communication in a crisis plan on telephones? With many of the natural disasters, blackouts, and other conditions that could lead to loss of electricity, it doesn't seem logical to include much (if any) communication that is phone/web based! I think that companies should be prepared for all kinds of situations, and thus, they must think outside of the box when formulating these plans. In the case if disease, quarantine is defined as enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease, whereas isolation is more seen as the actual act of isolating oneself. This could definintely slow and worsen employee activity if these conditions were active. This is why it is necessary to consider all options and have a plan for everything. And according to media, we might have our first try at these situations if the case of bird flu continues to flourish.