We are reviewing a new and truly innovative concept and approach to emergency preparedness and disaster recovery. Normally separate disciplines and often stovepipes, this novel approach to disaster response combines business process management (BPM), Enterprise Architecture, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery using powerful BPM software which is currently in use for US Government financial agencies and commissions and Wall Street as the cornerstone of the approach. Utilizing Disaster Policy as rules instead of business and monetary rules, this approach can empower business owners, Federal agencies, with the ability to pre-plan response type/ scenario requirements and resources (e.g. chemical , biological, explosions, weather, etc.) and to develop entirely new ones in real-time as a situation unfolds, offering these capabilities to any level or discipline within an organization or an entire operation. We use business rules and business processes as the guiding force for preparedness and response to provide a capability of interoperable communications in a process which can reside on a laptop and be web accessible, all on a global basis.
