Business Continuity Management KPMG Case Study: BCM in a pharmaceutical company

Chiara Matalone

Business Continuity Management KPMG Case Study: BCM in a pharmaceutical company.

Rel. Riccardo Coppola. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale (Engineering And Management), 2024

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Abstract

Business Continuity is defined as an organization’s ability to maintain product and service delivery at acceptable levels following a crisis. It is an essential part of business strategy, aimed at ensuring the continuity of operations in case of disruptive events. This thesis is the result of the work done in KPMG Advisory S.p.A. I joined Information Risk Management Team in KPMG Advisory S.p.A. in September 2023, and I have been following this Business Continuity project since April 2024. In this work, I contributed to develop a Business Continuity plan for a Client in the pharmaceutical industry to enhance its Operational and IT Resilience.

The paper begins with a general introduction to Business Continuity, including how it has been introduced in companies, its regulatory requirements, and the methodology to be followed to enhance BC