The very survival of the business could be threatened. All the people in your company need to know about what you are doing so you can get their support and help when needed. Prioritize Companies must create an inventory of all computer and electronic systems, including any systems that might be affected like heating control systems, electronic alarms or entry mechanisms. After that Prioritize the systems and equipment that are business critical. Determine whether the company could survive their failure.
Some equipment is essential to the day to day running of a company, some merely a useful tool.
Determine which category items fall into and then Prioritize. Some systems which look forward, such as forecasting applications used to anticipate future trends or a stock control system used to monitor sell-by dates are already vulnerable and may need to be fixed first. The next step is to assess the extent to which the Millennium Bug affects your systems and equipment. This is essential and must be undertaken before deciding how to proceed. Many items may handle dates perfectly, but no-one can be sure until they have been rigorously checked.