The business case for resilience in infrastructure and continuity of function

Authors

  • Frank Broen Metro Analytics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0871-5217
  • Silvana Croope Systems & Technology Resilience Solutions https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-2131
  • Chris Huffman Metro Analytics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-6018
  • Viviane Coelho de Sellos Knoerr Doutora em Direito do Estado pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2005). Mestre em Direito das Relações Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1996). Graduada em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1991). É advogada. Professora e Coordenadora do Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Direito Empresarial e Cidadania do Centro Universitário Curitiba / UNICURITIBA. Realizou estágio Pós-Doutoral na Universidade de Coimbra (2015/2016). Tem experiência em: Responsabilidade Social da Empresa. Dignidade da Pessoa Humana. Cidadania. Ética. Interpretação e Aplicação da Constituição. Tutela de Direitos Difusos e Coletivos. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-7907. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-7907

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18256/2238-0604.2024.v20i2.4990

Keywords:

Resilience, Security, Infrastructure

Abstract

Resilience, like security, can be difficult to define and can mean many things to many people. In general, resilience may be defined as the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to actual or potential adverse events. Different aspects of systems resilience have been published setting the stage for implementation; however, a clear business case for resilience is lacking. Resilience, like security, requires on-going effort and represents more a way of thinking than the application of a specific tool or technique. Within the leadership and senior management of a State Department of Transportation (SDOT) the subject of resilience is especially important, but like communications it is very easy to discuss but very difficult to effectively implement. In an era of shrinking budgets and pressures to reduce headcount each investment of scarce resources must be justified on a return-on-investment basis. Thus, the business case for resilience must be made. Fortunately, resilience is a process that is entirely scalable and includes both long-range and intermediate planning. It is applied enterprise-wide and within individual business areas that may or not be supported by funded policies. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a process for development of a business case for resilience in infrastructure and continuity of critical function based on literature review and experts’ practice. Risk analysis, identification of resources, and mainstreaming (implementation) techniques are included.

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Author Biographies

  • Frank Broen, Metro Analytics
  • Silvana Croope, Systems & Technology Resilience Solutions

    Systems & Technology Resilience Solutions. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-2131.

  • Chris Huffman, Metro Analytics
    Metro Analytics. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-6018
  • Viviane Coelho de Sellos Knoerr, Doutora em Direito do Estado pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2005). Mestre em Direito das Relações Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1996). Graduada em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1991). É advogada. Professora e Coordenadora do Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Direito Empresarial e Cidadania do Centro Universitário Curitiba / UNICURITIBA. Realizou estágio Pós-Doutoral na Universidade de Coimbra (2015/2016). Tem experiência em: Responsabilidade Social da Empresa. Dignidade da Pessoa Humana. Cidadania. Ética. Interpretação e Aplicação da Constituição. Tutela de Direitos Difusos e Coletivos. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-7907.

    Doutora em Direito do Estado pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2005). Mestre em Direito das Relações Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1996). Graduada em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1991). É advogada. Professora e Coordenadora do Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Direito Empresarial e Cidadania do Centro Universitário Curitiba / UNICURITIBA. Realizou estágio Pós-Doutoral na Universidade de Coimbra (2015/2016). Tem experiência em: Responsabilidade Social da Empresa. Dignidade da Pessoa Humana. Cidadania. Ética. Interpretação e Aplicação da Constituição. Tutela de Direitos Difusos e Coletivos. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-7907.

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2024-12-29

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BROEN, Frank; CROOPE, Silvana; HUFFMAN, Chris; COELHO DE SELLOS KNOERR, Viviane. The business case for resilience in infrastructure and continuity of function. Revista Brasileira de Direito, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil, v. 20, n. 2, p. e4990, 2024. DOI: 10.18256/2238-0604.2024.v20i2.4990. Disponível em: https://seer.atitus.edu.br/index.php/revistadedireito/article/view/4990. Acesso em: 9 oct. 2025.