What are the disadvantages of having a business continuity plan in an organization?

Question

What are the disadvantages of having a business continuity plan in an organization?

Answer 1

Being from a banking background I can generally see a business continuity plan or disaster contingency plan as an advantage but here's what I might consider a disadvantage:

   The plan has to be continually edited for changes.

   The plan has to be continually tested.

   The plan has to be kept in a secure environment because it will contain information vital to how your systems run including possible passwords or contacts to sensitive procedures.

   Examiners will constantly tear into the plan exposing what they consider to be flaws.  If there is no plan, they have less to complain about.

   You're almost required to have redundant systems in place on the sidelines to carry through the proper continuity, which usually means new contracts, downpayments or retainer fees and items you  might never use so it gets expensive.  Not to mention what you're paying someone to put the plan together and keep it up-to-date.

With the flooding that Iowa has experienced recently, I'm sure some of those continuity plans came into play and were considered totally worth all the money and time so BIG ADVANTAGE.