Diseño de un plan de continuidad de negocio para la Cooperativa de ahorro y crédito Achik Inti Ltda

Abstract

Regardless of its field of operation, every organization is subject to calamities or incidents that could disrupt its normal operations. To avoid these problems, it is crucial to establish business continuity plans that enable it to act and resume business operations after incidents or emergencies. Within this framework, the present investigation proposes an elaboration of a "Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the Achik Inti Savings and Credit Cooperative" with a technical and strategic approach to ensure the operational continuity and resilience of the organization. The study’s first and second chapters analyze the existing literature on business continuity planning, best practices in the credit union industry, and international standards in this field. The third chapter contains a detailed analysis of Savings and Credit Cooperative “Achik Inti Ltda.,” its daily operations, infrastructure, staff, financial services, and the risks associated with each aspect. It also includes the selection of the ISO 22301 standard for the preparation of the BCP and the MAGERIT methodology for risk analysis and management. The business continuity plan is developed in the fourth chapter of the investigation. This includes identifying critical business functions, the resources needed to maintain them, and strategies to recover them after an outage.

Keywords: Business Continuity Plan, Savings and Credit Cooperative, ISO 22301 Standard, MAGERIT Methodology, BCP.