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 SunGard Availability Services has introduced new software that helps organizations assess the resilience of vendors and the readiness of employees in relation to business continuity planning. SunGard Vendor Assessment and Work Force Assessment software helps organizations mitigate supplier and personnel risks to help ensure speedy recovery from disruptions to business and IT operations.
SunGard Vendor Assessment and Work Force Assessment software are new components of the SunGard Continuity Management Solution, which manages the entire lifecycle of business continuity planning, testing and execution processes.
"Effective business continuity requires current information about the strengths and vulnerabilities of vendors and employees," said Tracey Forbes, vice president, software product development at SunGard Availability Services. "Our assessment software helps organizations improve readiness by allowing them to easily and quickly update their business continuity plans, determine the impact of the updates, and change plans to reflect new dynamics."
Rating Vendor Resiliency
SunGard Vendor Assessment software reduces the time needed to maintain vendor records by allowing vendors to make updates to their business continuity information through a standard survey. The survey inquires about vendor business continuity plans in areas including crisis management and notification, pandemic preparedness, business operations and technology.
The software provides assessment capabilities to rate vendors based on survey responses, enabling organizations to compare competing vendor ratings and identify suppliers not complying with continuity requirements. The assessment information can assist organizations in making decisions about vendor renewals and contract evaluations.
Determining Employee Readiness
SunGard Work Force Assessment software helps organizations evaluate their personnel's abilities to respond to business and IT disruptions. It provides a tool for collecting and reporting critical employee information, including skills and certifications, roles in continuity activities, work-at-home capabilities, reliance on transportation methods, continuity testing and recovery experience.
The software allows personnel to review and update their business continuity plan records and assigned attributes, making it easier for organizations to collect and maintain accurate information. It provides a centralized way to identify each employee's significance in a recovery process and identify areas where additional back-up personnel resources should be considered. Organizations can use the records to spot where cross-training and cross-certification programs should be implemented to help improve overall readiness.
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•Date: 24th March 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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