Business continuity planning is covered by section 14 of the 27002 standard, a core requirement of which is the creation and maintenance of a business continuity plan.
Creating such a plan from scratch is a difficult undertaking of course. This is one reason why software products were produced. Unfortunately these often become problematic in themselves... difficult to learn, expensive, etc.
Recent times have therefore seen a move to simplification, with organizations keen to avoid adding complexity to an already complex task. At the vanguard of this change was a product developed entirely in MS-Word: The BCP Generator.
This was designed from top down to simplify business continuity planning. It comprises two components: a plan template and an interactive guide (the latter using Word macros to jump to and fro into the correct part of the template). It's impact upon the business continuity scene has been substantial, with organizations from the very largest to the smallest embracing the tool and its concepts. It is in active use in over 40 countries.
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