Case study
Preparing for pandemic influenza
Impacts on corporations and infrastructure
PA Consulting Group has conducted over 150 business continuity, disaster recovery and risk assessment assignments globally, across the spectrum of industry sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, financial services, transportation/logistics, government, and telecommunications.
PA believes that preparations for a possible avian flu pandemic are not advancing as effectively as they could be. Furthermore, we believe that these preparations will have implications beyond the pandemic itself for improving public and private sector processes, communication, and co-ordination.
Mitigation strategy and plans must be ‘fit for purpose.’ Analysis of the cost of interruptions versus the cost of mitigation strategy/plans will drive the level of investment, and this investment must be targeted at achieving the greatest level of mitigation. While plans must be robust and well defined, it is as essential that they are simple, elegant (by way of providing innovative solutions to complex problems), and actionable.
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