Business Continuity Management Program Proposal

Valid until: Oct 12, 2023
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Business Continuity Management Program Proposal

Presented to of Bushman Tours

Introduction

Dear Ollie,

Thank you for the opportunity to provide Port of Tauranga Limited (Port of Tauranga) with a proposal for business continuity management services. 

Port of Tauranga has identified the need to conduct an update of its business continuity program to ensure the appropriate level of preparedness in the event of a business disruption. This includes the following elements:

  • Business Continuity framework
  • Business Impact Analysis
  • Business Continuity Plans
  • Business Continuity Training

To ensure that Port of Tauranga personnel are able to respond effectively in the event of a disruption, Fixinc also proposes to conduct activities to validate the data in Business Continuity Plans and build awareness of how to use these tools amongst key personnel.

All activities are performed by highly qualified and experienced consultants.

Fixinc provides unparalleled expertise to leading organisations and are widely recognised as the market leaders in the business continuity and crisis management fields.

Melanie, at Fixinc our passion is centred around empowering people to confidently tackle any challenge, it’s our way of helping you build a resilient future. To this end, we guarantee a highly professional and practical outcome that will provide you with the assurance that Port of Tauranga has the appropriate measures in place in the event of a business disruption.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal and I look forward to the opportunity of working with you soon. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours Sincerely,

Ollie Law
Co-Founder & Managing Director

A summary of this proposal.

program objectives

Developing your resilience

By facilitating this program of work, Fixinc aims to improve both the effectiveness of Bushman Tours corporate resilience, as well as the confidence of key stakeholders that your new program meets relevant best-practice standards.
 
Validation of a fit-for-purpose program, based on a clear understanding of recovery priorities and dependencies, and supported by strong engagement, training and testing will help to meet stakeholder expectations and deliver a high level of confidence in Bushman Tours resilience capabilities.
 
The following is an overview of our recommended approach.

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Business Impact Analysis and Threat Assessment

During the BIA meeting, Fixinc will review the current BIA outcomes provided by the faculty and business unit representatives. After the meeting, the faculty and business unit representative will have the opportunity to review the findings with their business unit leaders and finalise the BIA.

A clear understanding of the University of Technology Sydney key priorities and dependencies is essential to build effective business continuity strategies. To achieve this, Fixinc will review and update the current Business lmpact Analysis (BlA) through the facilitation of consultative interviews with faculty and business unit representatives.

For each area of the University, outcomes of the BIA process will include confirmation of: 

  • Changes to mission-critical functions. 
  • Including up-to-date information on critical business processes. 
  • Allowable outages and recovery timeframes for each critical function. 
  • Resource requirements and critical dependencies.
  • Part of the outcome of the BIA will be a prioritised list of Critical Business Functions that can be transferred into the current Emergency Management Plan.

Fixinc will re-evaluate the currency, appropriateness and relevancy of current information collected as part of previous BIAs, and provide a summary report of all BIA outcomes, including recommendations and guidance on further plan development and implementation requirements.

As part of the BIA process, Fixinc will also facilitate a threat assessment for University of Technology Sydney using our proprietary threat forecasting tools to assess relevant business continuity vulnerabilities and plausible disruption scenarios that may impact critical business functions, as identified in the BIAs. This will include:

  • Identification and categorisation of disruption related threats. 
  • Review of likely causes, existing controls and potential impacts. 
  • Prioritisation of all identified risks based on likelihood and impact ratings. 
  • Grouping and prioritisation of risks into key disruption scenarios.
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Business Continuity Plan Updates

Upon completion of the BIAs, Fixinc will update University of Technology Sydney's Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), tailored to the unique operational requirements and structure of the organisation.

Upon completion of the BIAs, Fixinc will review and update all University of Technology Sydney Business Continuity Plans in scope. This will include a process to identify opportunities to enhance usability and functionality of plans. 

The objective of this process will be to ensure that all Business Continuity Plans are effective to manage a major disruption, whilst still being simple and easy to use. Consideration will also be given to how the currency of these plans is maintained into the future. 

Linkages with Business Continuity Plans and existing emergency management, risk management, IT, cyber and operational measures will be reviewed and updated to ensure an integrated outcome for University of Technology Sydney. This will deliver a standardised and integrated protocol for dealing with business disruptions and will include:

  • Establishment of required command and control structures, including management roles and responsibilities. 
  • Communication strategies and supporting templates.
  • Incident Assessment tools to measure the severity of an event.
  • Impact assessment tools to measure the scale and nature of damage to business operations.
  • Practical checklists for immediate operational tasks and escalation procedures to aid with decision-making. 
  • Staff management plans to assist with relocations and recovery of work priorities. 
  • Resource management plans to effectively coordinate recovery efforts. 
  • Identification of alternate accommodation and process workarounds. 
  • Recovery strategies in the form of highly practical checklists, supported by reference procedures. 
  • Resumption strategies to resume business as usual operations. 
  • Other supporting tools, documents, and reference materials.
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Validation Activities

Fixinc will provide training and testing to enhance Business Continuity Plans at the University of Technology Sydney, fostering a resilient culture. Services encompass practical training, scenario based activities, and critical function tests, all coordinated by Fixinc's Learning and Development division.

Fixinc will provide training and testing activities to validate the information held within Business Continuity Plans and help build a proactive and embedded business continuity culture, improving the University of Technology Sydney’s level of resilience. 

This will include: 

  • Business Continuity training sessions including a practical exercising component. 
  • Testing of critical business functions to confirm the ability of University of Technology Sydney to restore these functions within agreed recovery times.

Fixinc’s Learning and Development division will organise all pre-training bookings for University of Technology Sydney and complete training participant records for all sessions.

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Project Engagement & Documentation Review

This is an opportunity to introduce the Fixinc team who will be running the project to your organisation's project sponsors. The meeting will confirm the scope and key resilience priorities.

Prior to a formal engagement meeting, Fixinc will review all of University of Technology Sydney existing business continuity documents to assess the level of preparedness and compliance with key standards. This includes risk assessments, business impact analysis worksheets, business continuity plans and any recent training, testing, and exercising documentation.

Fixinc will then facilitate an engagement meeting with key representatives from University of Technology Sydney to verify the review scope and key business continuity priorities.

When evaluating the existing program, Fixinc will identify strengths that can be further capitalised on to build greater resilience and weaknesses that need to be addressed to ensure a robust capability exists within the organisation. 

Following the Engagement meeting, Fixinc will provide University of Technology Sydney with a project plan that identifies key milestones and will conduct regular project update meetings.

resilience maturity

Maintenance Program

Take your corporate and personal resilience to the next level by running an annual maintenance program with Fixinc. Build a strong, positive culture of resilience.

On completion of all activities, it is recommended that Bushman Tours commence an annual maintenance program to meet best practice standards and ensure that Bushman Tours maintains a continuous program of improvements.
 
The proposed services have the objective of consistently improving Bushman Tours capabilities and resilience, while also ensuring that the program adheres to the latest best practice standards. This approach guarantees that you will be suitably prepared in the event of an emergency, meet stakeholder expectations, and safeguard your initial investment in establishing a business continuity program. The following activities are recommended:

Service
Start time
End time
Initial Activities
  • Annual engagement meeting with key stakeholders.
  • Provision of annual maintenance schedule .
  • Development of annual exercise strategy.
January to March, 2025
March 2028
Mid Year Health Check
  • Annual BIA review interviews to update BIA and Threat Landscape.
  • Full review and update of all business continuity related documentation.
  • Distribution of revised plans (soft copy).
April to June, 2025
June 2028
Annual Activities
  • 1 x 45-minute business continuity awareness session.
  • 1 x 3-hour annual Crisis Leadership training session.
  • 1 x 3-hour annual Crisis Scenario Exercise.
  • Provision of post-exercise reports.
  • Provision of revised soft copy BCP documentation.
  • Management and maintenance of business continuity related training records.
  • Provide executive/board presentations as required.
  • Provision of Annual Assurance Statement.
July to September, 2025
September 2028
on-call coverage

Advisory Board

Four of the very best supporting you through the tactical, operational, and strategic response to an event, anywhere in the world, at any moment.

how it works

Four senior resiliency professionals available any time, guiding you through any disruption, anywhere in the world at the click of a button.

The Advisory Board will support and cover Bushman Tours's tactical, operational, and strategic response to any incident, 24/7, anywhere in the world. Our four advisors focus on these three core activities and the response to an incident that's unique to you by utilising existing plans and our in-house F24 app. The Advisory Board's #1 aim is to get you back to business-as-usual as efficiently and effectively as possible.

01 hour
max response time from Fixinc.
04 advisors
on call at any given time.
portal

An intelligent portal.

Built in-house in partnership with FACT24, you will gain access to the most innovative and intelligent incident response and management portal available.
Detailing date and time of premium coverage
Details of the disciplines and support we offer you
Status of your post incident reviews and / or annual review
Activation SLAs, Management of event, Technology solutions
Signature and date verification by Fixinc with contact details
learnings

Relevant Standards.

All Fixinc services strictly adhere to best practice benchmarks and standards. These will be agreed during the stakeholder engagement process and may include:

ISO 22301:2019

Societal security – Business Continuity Management Systems - Requirements.

Business Continuity

'Good Practice Guidelines 2018'

BS11200:2014, Crisis Management

Guidance and Good Practice.

ISO 31000
Risk Management

Principles and guidelines.

AS: 3745

Planning for Emergencies in Facilities.

Industry specific legislation

standards, and codes of practice.
schedule

Timeframes & Resources

Fixinc will provide a detailed development schedule prior to commencement of work, outlining key project milestones and completion dates. Indicative timeframes and Bushman Tours commitments are below:

Stage 2

Business Impact Analysis and Threat Assessment

During the BIA meeting, Fixinc will review the current BIA outcomes provided by the faculty and business unit representatives. After the meeting, the faculty and business unit representative will have the opportunity to review the findings with their business unit leaders and finalise the BIA.

Main technique used for the analysis of an organisation for business continuity purposes.

1 hour meetings per faculty and business unit.

Proposed start date: w/c Feb 29, 2024.

Stage 3

Business Continuity Plan Updates

Upon completion of the BIAs, Fixinc will update University of Technology Sydney's Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), tailored to the unique operational requirements and structure of the organisation.

Consultation to discuss strategy options.

Review and approve plan outcomes.

2 weeks

Proposed start date: w/c Apr 01, 2024.

Stage 4

Validation Activities

Fixinc will provide training and testing to enhance Business Continuity Plans at the University of Technology Sydney, fostering a resilient culture. Services encompass practical training, scenario based activities, and critical function tests, all coordinated by Fixinc's Learning and Development division.

Validate your draft business continuity plans.

Across 10 working days.

Proposed start date: w/c May 01, 2024.

Stage 1

Project Engagement & Documentation Review

This is an opportunity to introduce the Fixinc team who will be running the project to your organisation's project sponsors. The meeting will confirm the scope and key resilience priorities.

Engagement and relationship building between both parties and key stakeholders.

1 Week

Proposed start date: w/c Oct 30, 2023.

about us

Program Team.

The Bushman Tours program will be co-run by a Fixinc Principal Consultant or Director and supported by our highly-experienced Business Continuity and Crisis Management professionals of which have extensive experience in program development and implementation.
 
Unlike how other consultancies charge clients, the people listed below are the people who will work on your program and constitutes part of the investment for Bushman Tours.

Brad Law of Fixinc
Brad Law
Co-Founder & Global Head of Consulting
Brad will act as your main program contact and consultant from start to finish. Whilst other consultants with other backgrounds will join the program from time to time, it's Brad who oversees the progress and direction as well as making the final decision on what is shared with you. His focus is on ensuring you are comfortable with everything we're sending you as well as the outcome of your Fixinc program.
Bio

Brad is the Global Head of Consulting within the Fixinc Consulting practice and also oversees our entire Advisory Board. He has over 25 years of Business Continuity and IT commercial experience, working across Asia, UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Brad is responsible for the management and implementation of numerous business continuity and crisis management projects across a variety of industries, including not-for-profit, telecommunications, technology, government, financial services, education, infrastructure and utilities.

He is highly experienced in all aspects of the business continuity lifecycle and designed the unique 'Tungsten Diamond' diagram for Fixinc. His experience stretches through policy development, business impact assessments, strategy development, business continuity plan development and implementation and facilitation of business continuity training and scenario exercises. Brad brings strong business strategy, workshop facilitation, project management and analytical problem-solving skills with a visible passion for assisting organisation build their resilience capabilities.

​Prior to working for Fixinc, Brad served 15-years with the British Army as a tank commander, seeing 2 tours of activity duty where he was awarded with the Northern Ireland Clasp for Operation Banner and NATO Medal for Yugoslavia during the Bosnia conflict. During this time he was a communications and cold weather survival instructor and has had extensive incident response experience fighting terrorism and supporting organisations such as Médecins Sans Frontières and UNHCR.

Brad’s business continuity and incident management qualifications were put to the test during the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, whilst working for the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (Now recognised as Ara). He initiated and ran two incident management cells for the February 2011 and June 2011 earthquakes, ensuring services could be established in temporary sites within a week of the disaster.​

Brad holds the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) CBCI training qualification and has trained many students in the certification course on behalf of the BCI. He also held the award of Business Continuity Consultant of the year for Australasia in 2015.

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Ollie Law of Fixinc
Ollie Law
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Ollie will be helping with the administration and analysis of your project, ensuring that the correct information is gathered and reviews of your documents are in order and documented correctly. As an operational assistant, Ollie also runs the quality assurance of our overall programs. He will also act as a key contact at the beginning and end of the programs.
Bio

Ollie brings over a decade of industry experience in digital marketing and product development, with specific expertise in no-code solutions and application automations. His experience has enabled him to design and develop digital marketing campaigns that drive commercial market opportunities on mass-scale, and identify emerging applications to support internal organisational and end-user experiences. Career highlights include positions with Centrica (British Gas), Jaguar Land Rover, and Accounting Web, where he built competitive and disruptive marketing campaigns supporting Xero in their introduction to the UK market.

Ollie is a multi-business owner and entrepreneur, with a passion and focuses on converting 'old-school' methods into modernised, competitive solutions. Ollie brings valuable experience working across a number of private and government entities within the UK and Europe, Asian, and Australia and New Zealand.

He is the majority shareholder, founder and Managing Director of Fixinc Solutions (Fixinc Directory), Co-Founder and Managing Director of Fixinc Consulting Partners (Fixinc Advisory Board), and co-Director of the Fixinc Group.

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Ella Gould of Fixinc
Ella Gould (Old)
Jr Resilience Specialist
Whilst seldom seen by our clients, Ella works relentlessly in the background to ensure resilience programs and operations are running efficiently and effectively. Her work is crucial in freeing up the time and resource the Fixinc Advisors provides you in your program. Ella will assist in the administration, reviews, reports and much more to help us provide an all round service.
Bio

Ella is a Resilience Specialist in training who oversees our program and operational requirements. She is responsible for supporting and assisting with the development and maintenance of Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Incident Management projects. Laura is involved with all aspects of the Business Continuity Lifecycle (summarised in what we call the Tungsten Diamond), with clients ranging from the Health Sector, to manufacturing and aviation. She is passionate about driving innovation and problem solving through technology and onsite experience. These skills have been refined while working closely in an executive administration and support environment.Ella plays a critical role in training and exercise development and assisting the consultants in exercise delivery. She also runs operational and administrative tasks that help keep our Advisory board active and running smoothly for the Oceania region. 

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Martin Petts of F24
Martin Petts (Old)
Head of Technology
Martin will be the Technical Lead for the FACT24 and technology implementation. He will work with the project sponsors and IT department to ensure a seamless implementation and configuration of your requirements. Martin will also provide end-user training to ensure all users of FACT24 can log on and use the system.
Bio

Martin Petts, F24, Head of Sales, Asia Pacific 

In 2016 Martin joined the F24 team in the UK, working with clients to manage and communicate in a crisis using F24’s software suite. Transferring to New Zealand in 2019, Martin is responsible for the F24 business in the Asia Pacific regions, driving forward client’s success with F24’s products for business continuity, GRC, crisis management and critical communications. 

F24 is a resilience software company headquartered in Germany with over 23 years’ experience and a global reach.

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our founders

A father and son, on a mission.

Fixinc was founded by Brad and Ollie Law in 2017. The pair experienced first-hand the results of practitioners failing their clients when they were needed most. They developed the Consulting Practice, Advisory Board, and Directory to help organisation have premium support at any moment. With a combined three decades in the industry, the father and son duo bring a powerful balance of technology expertise and senior executive level consulting to a fresh and impactful service.
12 yrs
in the industry together
250+
Businesses serviced together
Ollie Law and Brad Law Fixinc Directors
our values

A simple approach to resiliency.

Learn more about us here

We are playing the infinite game. No one supplier can be the best, but organisations should have access to the best solutions. Our passion for the industry and careful management of deep relationships with fellow practitioners and industry bodies places us as a premium supplier. Our programs speak for themselves, set upon three simple approaches:

Community

Build meaningful connections.

Communication

Integrety and honesty.

Corporate sustainability

Don't just advertise it, do it.
rewards

Fixinc Loyalty Program

Your loyalty and commitment to us should be rewarded. That's why every program or activity you do with Fixinc earns you points that goes towards money off your next invoice, or complimentary work like an exercise.

Money off

Every dollar you spend at Fixinc will transfer into points that also have a monetary value to them (reducing costs on future quotes).

Extra services

Use your accumulated points for unique activities like a virtual training & exercise, or a plan / program review.
Introduction
Onboarding with Fixinc
At Fixinc, we value efficiency. Following our initial meeting, expect a comprehensive proposal in as little as 30-minutes, with a follow-up discussion scheduled for the following week. Our flexible process accommodates any necessary adjustments, ensuring a customised program is ready for signing in just three weeks. For those eager to start sooner, we can expedite the process, typically initiating Stage 1, Engagement in only four weeks from your first contact.
Discovery Call

45 to 60 minutes

45-minutes with your stakeholders or relevant program contacts is all we need. We will share how implementation works with us, provide an idea on how we'd run your program (or overcome your problems), then provide a valuable Q&A for both parties.

Proposal

30 minutes

We do our preparation ahead of the call and can gather a lot of understanding of the sort of program scope you will need just from your initial note to us. Our clever internal tool helps us put a comprehensive proposal together to you in less than 30-minutes. Happy to go ahead? Use our digital signature tool to lock it in.

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Adjustments

Within 1-week. 30-min call.

During our discovery call, we'll book our next meeting with you a week from now. This will give you time to review the scope and compile questions with us.

New Version

1 hour

If there are any changes, we can make these immediately after the call and reissue you a new version of your proposal (archiving the original).

Engagement Meeting Booked

1 week

After signing digitally via the online proposal, we'll have your engagement meeting booked in with a senior consultant or program manager within a week.

First steps
Engagement
During the engagement phase, you have the chance to get acquainted with your project team here at Fixinc, and validate the essential milestones linked to your project, leading to potential key outcomes such as:
Confirmation of project scope.
Development of implementation plan.
Assigning roles and responsibilities.
We will also begin onboarding you, like uploading important documents onto our secure server, adding you to your unique client portal, and arranging financials.

“Our resilience consultants are available to shoulder the burdens of your project, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery. Here, you'll have a chance to meet them and build meaningful relationships."

Brad, Global Head of Consulting and co-Founder

Let's start
Program Implementation
Our Program Implementation process is a collaborative journey. We work closely with your stakeholders to assess and study your organisation's existing plans and programs, fostering strong internal relationships. We ensure every project member is crystal clear on their responsibilities and the program's expected outcomes, delivering a roadmap for success.
Review current documents.
Analysing organisational products and services.
Review the current threat environment.

Developing a comprehensive business resilience plan across your organisation requires a fundamental understanding of your organisation's products and services, and the critical business functions that support them. This knowledge is crucial to ensure a holistic approach to business resilience and is a process Fixinc take extremely seriously.

faqs

Make sure your clear on everything we're offering.

Integrity and strong communication are part of our values, if anything is missed below, contact us.
When will the program start?
We can typically start a program within a week or two, however, we're ready to start as soon as you are able to get the team together for the engagement meeting.
How long does a program take?
This is dependant on how many modules you require, but on average our programs are 43% quicker than the current industry standards. We see medium size programs wrap up within two months.
Can I pause a live program?
This rarely occurs, but if it is a requirement, we recommend a limited suspension to maintain commitment and momentum of the work and your people’s investment. If you suspect a pause in program delivery is imminent, please let us know as soon as possible.
Do you have an office in our region?
We are currently based in Australia and New Zealand with a Kuala Lumpur office opening in late 2024. However, we have successfully serviced and completed programs around the world. We do this either virtually or travel to your location if it’s necessary. Clients are only charged for domestic travel if within our three core locations.
How many resources will I need for this program?
At Fixinc, our aim is to do the heavy lifting for you. This will limit your internal resource requirements to only the necessary people. After the engagement meeting, we will confirm the individuals we believe are required, and how often.
Can we add additional work once started?
Yes, however this is dependent on the program type you’ve started with us. If it’s a separate discipline, we would need to ensure this doesn’t disrupt the current program’s momentum. In either case, we would create a new scope and proposal for you to review, and then add this into your schedule with us.
Do we have to do face-to-face delivery?
No, in most cases, we can do all delivery remotely. In fact, during the covid lockdown period, we honed the processes and standardisation of how we deliver virtually so that the transitions are seamless.
Can you deliver our program next week?
We will make every possible attempt to meet a deadline, however we often see the biggest hurdle being your ability to muster your internal resources and sign off on programs within your timescale. We will work with you and provide some techniques on how to better place an urgent program.
about us

Client References.

Fixinc has compiled the most relevant referals we have permission to share with Bushman Tours. If you are unable to contact them, please let us know.
 
We aim to find a balance between similar programs and similar industries. However, this is subject to which of our clients are happy to be contacted.

Contact us

Speaking to our team.

No matter your program scale or duration, our team prioritise clients on a program with Fixinc. When you join us, we'll ensure you always have a direct line of communication.

Email

Email me directly via the address below.
ollie@fixinc.org

Accounts

For anything invoice related.

Phone

Mon-Fri from 9am to 5:30pm.
(+64) 027 955 8000(+64) 0800 349 462
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Your Investment with Fixinc.

Fixinc is able to provide competitive pricing that is up to 30% lower than the industry average. We are able to do this through low overheads, utilising our contract based Advisory consultants, and the use of automated technology (like this proposal).

Investment

All prices listed are in NZD and show any applicable taxes or fees below.

Item
Investment
Valid until
Business Impact Analysis and Threat Assessment
25710.00
November 30, 2023
Specifications
  • x20 BIA meetings.
  • Provision of soft copy BIA documentation.
implementation commitment
Responsibility
Business Continuity Plan Updates
11310.00
November 30, 2023
Specifications
  • Business Continuity Plan Updates.
  • Provisions of soft copy BCP documentation.
implementation commitment
Responsibility
Validation Activities
27480.00
November 30, 2023
Specifications
  • 3-hour training session for all BC response personnel.
  • Half day component testing for IT department.
implementation commitment
Responsibility
Project Engagement & Documentation Review
10770.00
November 30, 2023
Specifications
  • 60 minute engagement meeting with project sponsors.
  • Provision of soft copy project schedule.
implementation commitment
Responsibility
Total investment
75270.00
with tax
86560
with tax
82797.00
with tax
80538.90