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Decision support tool

Contingency and Business Continuity Plan

Prepare recovery decisions before disruption removes your options.

Identify critical processes, dependencies, preventive measures and recovery responses with owners and timings.

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Editable XLSX file compatible with Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets.

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When to use itBefore a material disruption or when a critical dependency has no tested alternative.
What to prepareCritical processes, owners, dependencies, maximum tolerable downtime, alternatives and emergency contacts.
What you will obtainMake critical dependencies, response ownership and recovery limits explicit.

What problem it helps solve

Identify critical processes, dependencies, preventive measures and recovery responses with owners and timings.

Questions to answer before deciding

  • Which activities must continue or recover first?
  • Which roles and skills are essential?
  • Which systems and data are critical?
  • Which external dependencies could stop operations?
  • What happens if a site becomes unavailable?

How the result is interpreted

The 0–100 result is calculated only from confirmed rows. Document completeness is shown separately so that a completed worksheet is not confused with a favourable decision.

What it does not replace

The tool structures a decision. It does not replace financial, legal, tax, technical or human review when specialist verification is required.

User guide

How to use the tool

1

Define the scope

Specify the decision or situation being assessed.

2

Record evidence

Use verifiable data and documents.

3

Score from 1 to 5

Use one consistent and justified scale.

4

Close with accountability

Assign a condition and owner before confirming a row.

Within the framework

Execute

This tool forms part of the MGS Strategic Intelligence Framework™ and should be interpreted together with evidence, limits and the review mechanism.

Further reading

  1. Porter, M. E. (1980). Competitive Strategy. Free Press.
  2. Porter, M. E. (1985). Competitive Advantage. Free Press.
  3. Mintzberg, H. (1994). The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning. Free Press.
  4. Kaplan, R. S. y Norton, D. P. (1996). The Balanced Scorecard. Harvard Business School Press.
  5. Christensen, C. M. (1997). The Innovator’s Dilemma. Harvard Business School Press.

Review methodology criteria, scoring and limitations.

Next step

When the tool identifies material exposure

Convert material gaps into a decision question, a verifiable scope and an expected outcome.

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