A system and method for developing, assessing testing and implementing plans and procedures for managing crisis events and providing continuity to business operations in cases of business interruption. Such business interruption can occur due to a variety of reasons including physical facility emergency. The continuity in business operations relates at least to real estate, and critical business resources such as computers, databases and applications. The system includes a core repository that manages, monitors and measures all core continuity processes across an institution (e.g., a corporation). Once an emergency had been identified, the system links the continuity plans to crisis team initiatives across the corporation. The system provides an executive level ' state of health' reporting facility to enable executives (managers) to assess the state of the business and the execution of the continuity plans in real time.