SARS, Katrina and the 9/11 and 7/7 bombings have proven that Business Continuity planners now have to think the unthinkable. Large companies now realise they have to be able to ride and survive a Worst Case Scenario.
Michael Clarke, Professor of Defence Studies at King's College London has built simulations around the two most plausible Worst Case Scenarios:
- Simulation – Terrorist WMD attack major UK City
Simulation – Avian Flu pandemic
These external shocks are fed into a simulation environment that replicates the complex network of systems and relationships underpinning a global business. Although the Worst Case Scenario simulation engine is pre-built it is tailored to reflect individual client circumstances.
These simulations are designed to realistically test the assumptions behind survival and recovery. For this reason Simulstrat takes clients through multiple runs to test their plans all the way to destruction. In the process they will:-
- Evaluate the robustness of assumptions
Identify weaknesses
Prompt solutions
Just as importantly, participants will experience the stress of crisis management. This is the equivalent of the theatre war-games, operated by King's College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College.
Attending this simulation can make the difference between success and failure in withstanding the immense pressures of executing a continuity plan in a worst case emergency.
For more information including detailed background on the simulation and a customer case study click here.
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