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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Sometimes the form business continuity management (BCM) is used. The standard way of arriving at these targets is by conducting a BIA, or business impact analysis.)

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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. If not executed efficiently, the organization’s stakeholders could quickly lose interest, and the BIA results could not meet your BCM Program requirements.

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

MHA Consulting

Most of these have had demonstrable impacts on the practice of business continuity management (BCM), rendering some traditional practices obsolete and ushering in new concerns and techniques. It’s interesting to look at BCM practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer regarded as beneficial or sufficient.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: Roll with the Changes: A New Generation Requires a New Approach to BCM It is comforting to think that if we master one set of marketable skills, we’ll be able to make a living from them for the rest of our careers; however, recent history shows that option is no longer available (if it ever was).

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All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources

MHA Consulting

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. This high level of interest in BIAs is completely warranted since the BIA is the lynchpin of a good business continuity management (BCM) program and hence of a resilient organization.

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The Importance of Business Continuity in Modern Enterprises

Bernstein Crisis Management

Let’s explore the significance of business continuity and its role in determining an organization’s resilience. Impact Analysis : Understanding the implications of threats facilitates better preparation. The Foundations of Robust Business Continuity Risk Assessment : Recognizing potential threats is pivotal.

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How BCM Software Can Make Your Business Continuity Program More Agile

MHA Consulting

Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. It is also a pretty good depiction of how business continuity management (BCM) programs need to be these days if they are to successfully protect their organizations from the unprecedented number of threats in the environment. Lifecycle parameters.

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