title: Using self-assessments to enhance business continuity programmes.
abstract: Self-assessments have limitations and are no substitute for independent audits of a business continuity programme. Nevertheless, they can be an economical way to identify gaps, enhance the programme and create awareness. Self- assessments can also help prepare the programme and team members for an independent audit. In a resource-constrained environment, self-assessments can provide an opportunity to obtain measurable outputs about current state that can be tracked over time to capture improvement and maturity or identify deficiencies. Self-assessments can have a valuable place in any business continuity programme.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trousdale
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018570:Risk Assessment