Joint Crisis Center – Resilience
A key competence for successful companies
Companies are being affected by impediments such as supply chain disruptions more severely than ever before, due to economic sanctions for example. In addition, businesses are faced by a large number of hazards such as cyber-attacks that have now become day-to-day risks.
In a world characterized by disruption, the question is no longer whether a crisis will occur, it is rather a question of when – and how organizations can prepare themselves accordingly. Being capable of anticipating developments, adjusting to them, withstanding disruptions and recovering quickly – referred to as organizational resilience – has now become a key competency for successful companies.
Urgent questions regarding resilience
- Can companies be immunized against disruption and crises?
- What is (organizational) resilience and will this be a management function in future?
- What are the triggers, trends and drivers of (organizational) resilience?
- What should modern crisis management look like in an increasingly dynamic, volatile, multifaceted and digital environment?
- What foundations and preconditions must be set and met in order to ensure cyber-resilience at companies?
Current challenges
- No organization is immune to disruption or crises (times of VUCA).
- Businesspeople are responsible for minimizing risks, hazards and the consequences thereof on their company and for protecting stakeholders as well as the brands and reputation of the company.
- Organizational resilience is no longer just a “nice-to-have” extra – it is now a “must have” for companies that wish to remain successful.
- Resilience requires the integration of risk and continuity management as well as of security and crisis team functions.
- It is necessary to perform regular drills in order to maintain and bolster resilience.
How we can assist you
- Resilience: check-ups, diagnostics and boosters
- Geopolitical crisis and risk advisory services
- Crisis management: planning, organization, intervention and guidance
- Cyber-emergency and crisis management
- Crisis communications
- Business continuity management (BCM)
- Security management
- Supply chain security
- Training activities, drills and simulations
Are you prepared?
- Do you have resilience champions at your company?
- Do you have organizational arrangements in place for resilience?
- Do you know what your business risks are?
- Do you have a crisis risk radar?
- Do you regularly conduct crisis scenario analyses?
- Have you identified potential disruptions to your business operations?
- Do you have a trained and qualified crisis management team?
- Do you regularly conduct drills – not just with the crisis team, but with the management as well?
- Are supports in place that can be drawn upon should a crisis occur?
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Dr. Alexander Köppen
Partner, Cyber Security & Privacy Strategy, Risk and Compliance, PwC Germany
Tel: +49 1512 9608-114
Annekathrin Enke
Senior Manager, Business Continuity & Resilience Management, PwC Germany
Tel: +49 1512 5336606
