Creating an effective Crisis Management Plan (CMP)

Creating an effective Crisis Management Plan (CMP)

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To make sure that your organization can react quickly and skillfully to a variety of crises, creating an effective Crisis Management Plan (CMP) requires a number of crucial elements.

Here’s a detailed basic guide on how to develop a comprehensive CMP:

  • Identification and Assessment of Risks

  1. Determine Possible Crises: Enumerate all potential crises that could affect the organization, such as financial crises, cyberattacks, PR calamities, and natural disasters.
  2. Determine the Risk Levels: Analyze each crisis's likelihood and possible consequences. Sort them according to these evaluations of priority.

  • Establish a Crisis Management Team

  1. Form the Team: Assemble a diverse group of individuals from different departments who can provide various perspectives and expertise.
  2. Define Roles and Responsibilities: Clearly outline the roles of each team member. This includes a crisis manager, spokesperson, liaisons for various departments, and support staff.

  • Develop Response Strategies

  1. Create Action Plans: Develop detailed action plans for each type of crisis. These should include immediate actions, communication strategies, resource allocation, and long-term recovery steps.
  2. Communication Protocols: Establish protocols for internal and external communication. Determine who will communicate with the media, stakeholders, employees, and the public.
  3. Resource Management: Identify the resources needed for different crises, such as emergency supplies, backup systems, and financial reserves.

  • Communication Plan

  1. Spokesperson Training: Train designated spokespeople on how to handle media inquiries and deliver consistent messages.
  2. Template Messages: Prepare template messages and press releases that can be quickly adapted to the specific crisis.
  3. Communication Channels: Ensure you have multiple communication channels (e.g., email, social media, press conferences) and that they are all ready to be used in a crisis.

  • Training and Simulations

  1. Regular Training: Conduct regular training sessions for the crisis management team and other key staff members.
  2. Simulation Exercises: Run simulation exercises to test the CMP. This helps identify any weaknesses or gaps in the plan.

  • Review and Update

  1. Post-Crisis Evaluation: After a crisis, conduct a thorough evaluation of the response and outcomes. Identify what worked well and what needs improvement.
  2. Regular Updates: Regularly review and update the CMP to incorporate lessons learned, changes in the organization, and new potential risks.

  • Documentation and Accessibility

  1. Detailed Documentation: Ensure the CMP is thoroughly documented and includes all procedures, contact lists, resource inventories, and checklists.
  2. Accessible Format: The plan should be easily accessible to all relevant personnel, both in physical and digital formats.


Key Elements of the Crisis Management Plan

  1. Executive Summary: Overview of the plan’s purpose, scope, and key components.
  2. Crisis Scenarios: Detailed descriptions of each potential crisis and corresponding response strategies.
  3. Contact Information: Up-to-date contact details for all crisis management team members and external stakeholders.
  4. Communication Plan: Specifics on how information will be disseminated internally and externally.
  5. Resource Inventory: List of resources and where they are located.
  6. Recovery Plan: Steps for returning to normal operations post-crisis


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