This question has come up multiple times with our clients….  There is certainly a challenge in managing recovery efforts overseas and many organizations want to know how others are managing the business continuity program in facilities that are not their primary location.  BC Management’s data indicates that a majority of corporations with up to 5,000 offices indicated one of the following:

1)     Manage the BC program from the primary corporate office with periodic travel to other office locations.  Upwards of 40% of respondents regardless of the size of the organization up to 5,000 offices.
 
-  OR  - 

2)     Manage the BC Program with existing resources that are not experienced in business continuity/ disaster recovery planning.  Usually upwards of 25% regardless of the size of the organization up to 5,000 offices.


Those study respondents with 5,000 + offices indicated a more evenly distribution across the study selection options. 
These larger organizations are more likely to either place an expatriate (13%) or hire a full-time, permanent professional local to the office (25%).  
 
View BC Management data findings - http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/5/2/3752086/bcm-non_primary_offices_image.png.  This data chart only focuses on those study respondents who either manage a global program or who manage a regional program with multiple countries.