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Optro Unveils New Business Continuity Management Solution

In a significant development for organizations aiming to enhance their operational resilience, Optro (previously known as AuditBoard) announced its latest offering: a Business Continuity Management (BCM) solution. This innovative tool was introduced at the CRX EMEA flagship global customer conference held in London. With the increasing complexity of modern business environments, ensuring the continuity of critical functions is more important than ever.

Optro's BCM solution is designed specifically to support enterprises in maintaining essential business operations, including payroll processing, security measures, and customer support during disruptions. A recent report indicated concerning trends in the industry, revealing that while 92% of business leaders express confidence in their recovery objectives, less than half of organizations have been able to actually meet those objectives when faced with disruptions.

Closing the Gap in Business Continuity

The report titled “When Business Continuity Fails,” which surveyed over 500 leaders in auditing, risk management, compliance, and BCM across North America and EMEA, highlighted a significant disparity between perceived and actual performance. Particularly alarming, 40% of reported disruptions resulted in costs exceeding $1 million, underscoring the need for robust preparedness strategies.

To address these challenges, Optro’s BCM solution integrates key features that enhance organizational resilience:
1. Cross-Functional Context: The solution allows users to visualize business processes along with their dependencies, ownership, vendors, and related risks, all accessible within a single interface.
2. Always-Current Plans: It connects primary operational plans to critical processes, automatically updating criticality ratings and recovery objectives in real-time, ensuring organizations can adapt swiftly to changing scenarios.
3. Real-World Disruption Simulations: Users can link real-world tabletop exercises to their business continuity strategies, ensuring that related processes and dependencies are understood thoroughly, thereby preparing teams for actual disruptions.

Response from Industry Leaders

Kate Marechal, Director of Operational Risk and Risk Services at Shawbrook Bank, expressed her expectations regarding the solution. She stated, “Optro’s BCM solution will enable us to close the gap between risk management and operational response. By having a unified view of our critical business processes in the same platform we rely on for audit and compliance, we can better prepare for disruptive events.”

Adding to this, Happy Wang, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Optro, underscored the need for integration between business continuity programs and existing compliance data. He remarked, “Many organizations possess solid plans on paper; however, they frequently find themselves unprepared when disruptions occurs. Our BCM solution integrates seamlessly with audit, risk, and compliance data to not only strategize effectively but also to achieve true operational resilience.”

Open Invitation for Demonstration

Organizations interested in learning more about Optro’s BCM solution and its practical benefits are encouraged to visit the demo station at CRX EMEA in London. Additionally, detailed insights into how Optro is reshaping risk management through its AI-driven GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance) platform can be found on their official website, Optro.ai.

About Optro

Optro, renowned for helping enterprises turn potential risks into opportunities, has established itself as a trusted partner for over 50% of the Fortune 500 companies. Recently recognized as a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for GRC tools, the company's commitment to elevating audit, risk, and compliance continues to empower organizations in navigating an increasingly intricate risk landscape. Explore more at Optro.ai.