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A new guide to crisis management is coming soon | PAS 200

01 September 2010

PAS 200 is due to publish later in 2010, you can register your interest by filling out a short form so we can contact you when it’s available.

Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 200 is a practical guide to established good practice on crisis management. It provides guidance to help organizations of any size or sector implement and develop a crisis management capability.

It draws a distinction between crisis management and other management disciplines, by examining the overlaps, similarities and some differences that may only be questions of temporary emphasis, priority or urgency.

Readers will get an overview of the way crisis management activities relate to other management activities and processes.

Who is PAS 200 for?

PAS 200 is written for senior managers with strategic responsibility, or anyone with a role in shaping, directing and developing their organizations’ crisis management capability. It is also suitable for anyone concerned with the implementation, maintenance and testing of the procedures associated with that capability.

Personnel operating under the direction of, and within policy guidelines decided by, senior managers will also find it of interest.

How will PAS 200 help me?

PAS 200 can help you identify and understand the issues and challenges of crisis management from a strategic perspective.

Use it to evaluate the implications for your organization, and find out the practical steps to improve your crisis management capability.

PAS 200 will help you raise your organizations’ awareness of potential crises and their general nature. Through doing so, you can identify the steps to be taken to improve resilience and ensure quicker recovery.

• Adoption of PAS 200 will help improve business resilience
• Learn how to recognize potential crises and understand their general nature, to ensure your business is fully prepared Increase the ability to withstand a crisis and avoid damaging consequences
• Be able to recover from a crisis and avoid the risk of reputation damage and business failure
• Identify useful lessons and learn from them.

Theoretical models and research literature underpins the value and provide explanation and examples

Register your interest here