What is crisis management in a business resiliency plan? This lesson explains crisis management — how companies prepare for, respond to, and recover from major events that threaten operations, reputation, or survival — including the six steps of effective crisis management, built for BAR CPA Exam candidates, CMA students, and accounting students studying business resiliency and enterprise risk.

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Video Timeline & Key Concepts:
0:00 — Introduction
0:20 — Definition of crisis management
1:12 — Real-world examples: natural disaster and data breach responses
3:11 — Step 1: be proactive and identify risks
3:42 — Step 2: develop a formal crisis plan
3:58 — Step 3: establish a cross-functional crisis team
4:22 — Step 4: communicate effectively with stakeholders
4:58 — Step 5: test the plan with drills and simulations
5:10 — Step 6: evaluate and update after a crisis

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is crisis management?

Crisis management is the process of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from significant events that threaten a company's operations, reputation, or survival. It is a core part of an organization's business resiliency plan.

What are the six steps of effective crisis management?

The steps are: be proactive in identifying risks, develop a formal plan, establish a crisis management team, communicate effectively with stakeholders, test the plan through drills, and evaluate and update the plan after events occur.

Who should be on a crisis management team?

A crisis management team should include key personnel from various departments so the organization can coordinate a unified response. Cross-functional representation helps address operational, communication, legal, and technical aspects of a crisis.

Why is communication important during a crisis?

Timely and accurate communication with stakeholders such as employees, customers, suppliers, and regulators helps control the narrative, reduce confusion, and preserve trust and reputation while the organization responds to the event.

Why evaluate the plan after a crisis?

Reviewing the response after a crisis reveals weaknesses and lessons learned. Updating the plan based on that analysis makes the organization more resilient and better prepared for future disruptive events.

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