The infographic below shows the main phases of business continuity planning as a roadmap. This underpins our approach to business continuity plan development. You can see there are six main stages which cover the the development of the plan itself and the management processes that are required, after the business continuity plan has been developed and deployed to ensure that the plan is up to date and remains fit for purpose. Read on below for some further information on each stage in the business continuity plan development process.