What is a key component of a contingency plan as outlined in DSAC Annex B?

The key component of a contingency plan is the strategies for maintaining operations during incidents. A contingency plan is designed to prepare an organization for unexpected events or emergencies that could disrupt normal operations. This involves identifying potential risks and developing strategies to ensure that critical functions can continue or be rapidly restored, minimizing downtime and maintaining service delivery.

Maintaining operations during incidents includes various tactics, such as establishing alternate workflows, resource allocation, communication protocols, and recovery steps tailored to specific crisis scenarios. This holistic approach emphasizes resilience and ensures that organizations can navigate through disruptions effectively, which is central to the purpose of a contingency plan.

While aspects such as budgeting, new technology, and staff training are important to organizational preparedness and development, they are not as central to the immediate goals of a contingency plan focused specifically on responding to and managing incidents.