Systems and methods for responding to business disruptions using hierarchically ordered response plans

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for responding to a business disruption using hierarchically ordered response plans, the method comprising:

• storing the response plans which include at least two of a crisis management plan, a management summary plan, a department resilience plan, and a system resilience plan, wherein the response plans comprise escalation points;
• and
• allowing a user to access, through an interface, information on the response plans and the escalation points during normal business operation.

A method for responding to a business disruption using hierarchically ordered response plans, the method comprising:

• storing the response plans which include at least two of a crisis management plan, a management summary plan, a department resilience plan, and a system resilience plan, wherein the response plans comprise escalation points;
• and
• allowing a user to access, through an interface, information on the response plans and the escalation points during normal business operation.