Developing an organisation-wide business continuity programme in the public sector: Case study of the Government of Manitoba
Abstract
In January 2006, the Government of Manitoba began developing a business continuity plan (BCP) to provide protection of all functional areas. With an employee base of 13,000, widespread geographic locations and a broad range of services, the planning challenges for the organisation are diverse and complex. Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) was tasked with developing and implementing the provincial BCP programme. The experience of Manitoba EMO was informed by the well-established body of knowledge and best practices for business continuity planning, but also required adaptation of these guidelines to lead to effective implementation in a public sector environment. As the initial development of this programme has been reached and implementation has begun, this paper reviews the lessons learned and examples of how a BCP programme can be effectively developed in large public sector organisations.
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Author's Biography
Brock Holowachuk is Senior Planning Officer with Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization. Previously, he worked as an emergency planner in the private sector, and with the office of the Fire Commissioner engaged in risk analysis and hazard assessment. In addition to coordinating provincial/territorial activities related to Canada’s Council of the Federation, Mr Holowachuk has been actively involved in the management of a number of provincial-level emergency events, and serves as Secretary to Manitoba’s Security Subcommittee of the Cabinet and the All Party Task Force on Security. Since 2005, Mr Holowachuk has been responsible for the design, development and implementation of the Government of Manitoba’s business continuity planning programme.
Citation
Holowachuk, Brock (2007, October 1). Developing an organisation-wide business continuity programme in the public sector: Case study of the Government of Manitoba. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 2, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.69554/OJDA5447.
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