Outsourcing BCP: What's Possible, What's Not

Overview

While it's possible to outsource portions of BCP, it probably isn't practical to consider transferring total responsibility to an outside company because BCP can only work when a company's internal staff is directly involved. Understanding what to keep in house and what to outsource is key to establishing a complete, effective program. Outsourcing is defined as sending out (work, for example) to an outside provider or manufacturer in order to cut costs. Outsourcing BCP, then, would be defined as transferring BCP work outside of the company to an organization or individual instead of having internal staff do the work.