A dynamic risk-based approach to managing a pandemic
Abstract
A pandemic is a unique natural disaster that will pose challenges for any organisation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, organisations of all types have struggled to maintain operations while assuring the health and wellbeing of the various persons who work on their behalf. Certainly, many organisations have found that their risk management and business continuity plans fail to consider adequately the disruption associated with a pandemic caused by a novel pathogen. As this paper discusses, this suggests a need to revisit risk assessments and business impact analyses; the assumptions and timeframes on which they are based; and the plans that they have generated. The paper argues that static plans are ill-suited to address the evolving threat of pandemic, and that effective planning and management of pandemic response must be dynamic in nature.
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Author's Biography
Marc Siegel is President and CEO of M Siegel Associates LLC and Director of Global Security and Resilience Projects, Homeland Security Graduate Program at San Diego State University. Dr Siegel also lectures on the Master of Business Administration programme at California State University San Marcos. Dr Siegel chaired the technical committees and working groups for the series of ANSI and ISO standards developed for private security service providers to demonstrate accountability to business and risk management requirements while meeting legal obligations and respecting human rights. He also served as Chairman of ISO/PC284, developing standards for private security service providers.
Citation
Siegel, Marc (2021, September 1). A dynamic risk-based approach to managing a pandemic. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 15, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.69554/UKWX9023.
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