Will AI replace Business Continuity Planners?

Of course. Clear the desk slowly.

Time left: 2 years and 7 months · Group: Business and Financial Operations

The official job description

Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What business continuity planners do all day (for now)

• Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
• Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
• Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.
• Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
• Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.

Also known as

Business Change Advisor, Business Consultant, Business Continuity Administrator (Business Continuity Admin), Business Continuity Analyst, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultant, Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Specialist, Business Continuity Consultant, Business Continuity Coordinator

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace business continuity planners?

Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 2 years and 7 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces business continuity planners?

2 years and 7 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which business continuity planners tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. The rest follows.

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