| Step 3: Identify required skill sets and staff reallocation
As part of your business continuity planning process, you'll need to identify the number of staff and skills required to perform and maintain the essential services/functions.
Use the Essential Services Criticalness Factor template to help you capture the information necessary to develop your plan.
Try to identify any special requirements necessary to perform the essential services/functions (for example, license to operate heavy machinery).
You may also wish to prepare a list of special tasks and skills required in emergency situations and assign them to appropriate employees, e.g. crisis management team, employee support, IT backup, defining security perimeters etc. Additional sites with useful information:
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