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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

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. The terms business continuity and business resilience are superficially similar and a world apart. The terms business continuity and business resilience are a distinction with a difference.

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Why BCM and ERM Should Be BFFs 

MHA Consulting

Sometimes questions arise about the relationship between the business continuity management (BCM) team and the enterprise risk management (ERM) department. The fact is, both units—as well as the organization—benefit when BCM and ERM are BFFs (or best friends forever, as the kids say).

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BCM and ERM: What’s the Difference?

Castellan

At a high level, it may seem natural to use the terms business continuity management and enterprise risk management interchangeably. As a resilience management professional, why is it important to know where these two terms split? What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

We are living in a golden age in terms of the easy availability of high-quality information on how organizations can make themselves more resilient. However, there is one aspect of doing BCM that is much better and easier than it was when I was getting started 25 years ago. BCM consultancy websites.

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These 8 Risk Domains Are the Meat and Potatoes of Risk Management 

MHA Consulting

As a practical activity, enterprise risk management (ERM) centers on eight distinct risk domains, some strategic and some operational. With respect to this process, the total landscape of risk that is assessed and mitigated can be divided into eight risk domains. Risk management is not one-size-fits all.

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At Risk of Distraction: The Seductive Appeal of RMIS Software

MHA Consulting

An emerging hot topic in business continuity and risk management is the software known as a risk management information system (RMIS). An RMIS can help an organization identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks, but often they merely seduce and distract companies that are not in a position to make proper use of them.

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What Was New in ’22: The BCM Year in Review

MHA Consulting

Read on to learn about the BCM year in review. Try a Dose of Risk Management Getting Back in the Air This year, I’m glad to say, I returned to my prepandemic level of business travel. There’s a lot to be said for ruthless efficiency when it comes to BCM. Related on BCMMETRICS: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?

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