[BCM] [BT] [E3] [BCS] [T2] [CBF] [3] Recovery Strategies

[Business Continuity Strategy] [Template 2]

Business Continuity Strategy 

Part 2: BCS - Recovery Strategies

Notes for BCM Institute's Course Participants: This is the template for completing the "Part 2: BCS - Recovery Strategies"

CBF-3: Client & Stakeholder Management

Bandtree, as a government-linked company specialising in corporate property management, plays a vital role in supporting Brunei Darussalam’s infrastructure and real estate ecosystem.

Ensuring the continuity and rapid recovery of its operations during a disruption is crucial for maintaining service delivery, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder confidence.

Purpose of Chapter

This chapter outlines the Business Continuity Strategies (BCS) developed for Bandtree’s Critical Business Functions (CBFs) and their corresponding sub-functions.

Each strategy is designed with a defined Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and aligns with operational requirements, risk appetite, and available resources.

The recovery strategies are tailored to Bandtree’s organisational structure, infrastructure capabilities, and dependencies on internal and external stakeholders.

The strategies documented here provide a blueprint for maintaining critical service levels under adverse conditions, ranging from minor disruptions to major incidents that affect business operations.

Recovery options span across alternate work locations, remote access enablement, delegation of duties, cloud-based systems, and communication redundancies, ensuring continuity without compromising quality or security.

Here is the requested table for CBF-3: Client & Stakeholder Management of Bandtree, following the structure and recovery strategy guidance from BCM Institute

Table 2: [BCS] [T2] Recovery Strategies for CBF-3 Client & Stakeholder Management

* RTO values are illustrative; actual RTOs should be based on Business Impact Analysis (Column 17/18 per BCM Institute's guidance notes).

Explanation of Table Design

1. Recovery Time Objective (RTO): Maximum allowed downtime derived from BIA findings for each sub-function
2. Recovery Strategies: Options (resume, degraded services, manual, outsource, suspend) as outlined in Part 2 – selected based on criticality, urgency, and feasibility
3. Recovery Location: Could be alternate office, home, vendor site, or on-site – aligned with each sub-CBF’s needs and recovery strategy guidance
4. Details of Recovery Strategy: Specifies staffing, systems, manual workarounds, and backup resources needed.
5. Justification: Based on criteria from Part 1 mitigation (cost, support, readiness, urgency, risk reduction)

Summing Up ... 

The recovery strategies presented in this chapter form the foundation of Bandtree’s resilience framework, enabling the organisation to navigate through operational disruptions effectively.

By assigning specific recovery approaches to each sub-CBF and justifying these selections based on criticality, feasibility, and business impact, Bandtree ensures a structured and reliable response mechanism.

These strategies are not static—they must be reviewed, tested, and refined regularly to remain relevant in a dynamic risk environment.

Moving forward, integration of these strategies into training exercises, awareness programs, and incident response procedures will ensure organisational readiness and reinforce Bandtree’s commitment to operational excellence and service continuity, even in times of crisis.