Business Continuity Governance Assessment

Business Continuity Governance Assessment

Boards often approve a BCP without knowing whether it gives the CEO authority to act, the Board the right information, and management a clear pathway for escalation, communication, recovery and review.

This assessment gives Chairs, CEOs, Directors, Company Secretaries, CFOs and risk leaders a structured view of whether business continuity is being governed at board level, or left to operational habit, vendor assumptions and informal escalation.

What it covers

Ten questions across three areas:

• Board visibility, authority and escalation
• Recovery priorities, external parties and communications
• Framework use, records and improvement

What you receive

• A completable Business Continuity Governance Assessment (PDF with response fields)
• An interpretation of the gaps and uncertainties identified in your responses
• A reasoned conclusion, including whether any further action is needed
• A one-page summary you can share with the Chair, CEO or Company Secretary, or table at a board meeting

This is for your board if

• your BCP has been approved, but the Board has limited evidence that it works
• escalation depends on judgement, availability or habit
• the CEO’s authority during disruption is unclear
• directors may receive too much operational detail, too little useful information, or updates too late
• critical functions and recovery priorities have not been documented or validated
• insurer, legal, vendor or regulator pathways are incomplete or outdated
• post-incident findings and remediation rarely reach the Board in a useful form

Prefer to pay by EFT or purchase order? Email liam@northseat.com.au and we’ll arrange it.