Business Continuity Planning [BCP] Checklist: Free Download

Disruptions don’t wait for annual planning cycles.

Today’s business continuity challenges don’t stay contained in one department or one system. They quickly cascade across operations, vendors, teams, and reputation.

That’s why business continuity planning can’t live in a static binder or disconnected tool.

Download the free BCP checklist using the form on this page.

Free Business Continuity Planning Checklist: Overview

This Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Checklist is designed to help risk leaders and operational teams build a continuity program on a foundation of best practices.

Follow five essential steps to strengthen resilience, improve accountability, and connect continuity planning directly to enterprise risk management.

With this checklist, you’ll be better prepared to:

• Protect critical business operations during disruption
• Preserve trust with customers, regulators, and leadership
• Reduce downtime, financial loss, and reputational impact
• Coordinate execution across departments and third parties
• Build confidence in your organization’s ability to act decisively
  

Why Business Continuity Planning Matters More Than Ever

A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is more than a document.

It’s an operational strategy that ensures your organization can continue delivering on its mission, even when unexpected events occur.

Business disruptions may come from:

• Cyberattacks and ransomware
• Third-party and vendor failures
• Natural disasters and facility interruptions
• System outages and operational breakdowns
• Human error, fraud, or negligence

Business Continuity is Not a Standalone Exercise

At LogicManager, we believe business continuity planning works best when it’s connected to a broader Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program.

That means continuity is:

• Risk-based, not checklist-based
• Owned by the business, not isolated in one team
• Continuously updated, not revisited once a year
• Connected across processes, controls, vendors, and outcomes
  

Many “unexpected” continuity events are actually known risks that weren’t acted on.

Fraud, waste, negligence, and unclear ownership often create the very disruptions organizations claim were unavoidable. A risk-based BCP program helps prevent failure before it becomes a crisis because disruptions don’t happen in silos.

They ripple.

With LogicManager’s Risk Ripple Intelligence, you gain visibility into the dependencies that turn small interruptions into enterprise-wide failures.

Business Continuity Planning Must Account for Third Parties

Many continuity failures don’t start internally.

They start with a vendor, supplier, or outsourced service your organization depends on.

A complete BCP checklist should account for:

• Vendor-critical process dependencies
• Third-party control breakdowns
• Cascading service disruptions
• Continuous monitoring of external risk
  

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Build Continuity With Clear Ownership and Separation of Duties

Strong business continuity programs depend on:

• Clear accountability at the source
• Proper separation of duties
• Controls that reduce preventable disruption
• Organization-wide participation without sacrificing oversight
  

Everyone has a role in resilience, but not everyone should carry the same responsibility.

LogicManager helps organizations coordinate continuity planning while maintaining oversight, control integrity, and confidence in execution.

📌 Separation of Duty Best Practices

Download the Free Business Continuity Planning Checklist (PDF)

Want a simple, actionable starting point for strengthening your continuity program?

Download our free Business Continuity Planning Checklist PDF to guide your next steps and connect continuity planning directly to your ERM strategy.

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