A leading national regulator which safeguards the public, workers, and environment from nuclear and radiation risks transformed its Business Continuity Management with autoBCM. Recognized b...
A leading national regulator which safeguards the public, workers, and environment from nuclear and radiation risks transformed its Business Continuity Management with autoBCM. Recognized by the world for its regulatory competence and its collaboration with energy agencies, it oversees critical national infrastructure. Thus, resilience, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are essential for its core functions.
For achieving resilience and modernizing its business continuity processes, the organization wanted to replace its manual, spreadsheet-driven BCMS with a centralized, intelligent platform capable of improving visibility, coordination, and compliance. It collaborated with AutoBCM, enabling a streamlined, data-driven, and audit-ready continuity framework.
Before partnering with Ascent, the organization managed its BCMS through siloed processes and spreadsheets. This created significant challenges:
The BCMS data of the organization was maintained manually across spreadsheets. This resulted in inconsistent data handling, duplication, and time-taking efforts.
Without a centralized platform, real-time monitoring was difficult. This made the process of assessing risks slow and inefficient.
The critical processes were dependent on email-based approvals. This led to bottlenecks and delayed decision-making.
There were communication gaps across departments and jurisdictions. This in turn led to the weakening of response capacity during a crisis.
There were unstructured insights, which made it difficult to prioritize & track high-impact business functions and dependencies.
Amidst this chaos, the organization recognized the importance of a unified, modern BCM solution. This led to the collaboration between the organization & Ascent’s AutoBCM to drive visibility, efficiency, and resilience.
The organization’s end goal was to establish a consistent, centralized continuity and resilience framework aligned with global regulatory standards such as ISO 22301. With the help of Ascent, they deployed AutoBCM across departments to modernize workflows, standardize processes, and empower response capabilities.
A key driver for change was the need to improve strategic alignment, ensure readiness for regulatory reviews, and link business continuity decisions to risks, dependencies, and operational realities.
AutoBCM enabled them to establish an integrated, end-to-end continuity framework. AutoBCM used advanced risk intelligence, automated workflows, and real-time monitoring to move from silos to integration.
AutoBCM helped to deliver a complete business continuity lifecycle. From planning to testing and governance, everything was executed, which guaranteed consistency and audit readiness.
The AutoBCM application provided the leadership with a centralized dashboard. This unified dashboard enhanced real-time event monitoring, decision-making, and risk tracking.
The software also helped in streamlining disaster recovery frameworks and introduced structured crisis management processes for faster response and service continuity.
Automated & centralized dashboards provided a substantial view of risks, recovery readiness, resource dependencies, and compliance metrics.
Huge number of notifications were used to disseminate updates, training reminders, and alerts. This ensured organization-wide preparedness.
Enabled structured issue recording, tracking, and closure, supporting continuous improvement across the BCM cycle.
Aligned to its long-term resilience strategy, the organization’s goal was to:
A key focus of the client’s transformation was building a single source of truth for all BCM-related data. With Ascent’s AutoBCM, they established:
• Real-time visibility and automated notifications and alerts enhanced organizational agility, which led to faster crisis handling.
• With the collaboration, the organization was able to save 33% of operational costs. It was able to eliminate manual processes and optimize the workflows.
• AutoBCM made automated alignment with ISO standards and regulatory expectations possible.
• Analytics and predictive risk insights helped mitigate exposure and strengthen preparedness. This proactiveness led to a reduction in financial costs and reputational damage.
• Identification of gaps between BCM requirements and resource availability was made clear.
• Automated messaging and chat capabilities ensured 24×7 incident engagement.
With AutoBCM, the organization established a resilient continuity ecosystem supported by:
Moreover, these improvements translated into streamlined processes, reduced operational issues, and enhanced responsiveness. These are critical for a national nuclear regulator.
Their partnership with Ascent represents a significant leap forward in modernizing business continuity management and strengthening regulatory resilience. By centralizing data, automating workflows, and establishing a unified resilience framework, they have reduced operational inefficiencies, enhanced compliance, and improved crisis response capabilities.
Therefore, with accurate insights, standardized processes, and real-time visibility, the customer is now better equipped to deliver on its mission of protecting people, infrastructure, and the environment while ensuring operational continuity in a complex and high-stakes regulatory landscape.
