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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

MHA Consulting

Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation. Residual risk is the amount of risk that remains in an activity after mitigation controls are applied. Putting it in mathematical terms: (Inherent risk) – (the risk eliminated by your mitigation controls) = residual risk.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

They soon find the field contains an abundance of specialist terms such as inherent risk , mitigation controls , and recovery time objective. However the most important terms to learn at the outset are surely business continuity and IT disaster recovery since they speak to the principal division of the entire field.

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

MHA Consulting

Knowing what roles should be represented on the business continuity management (BCM) team and what kind of people should fill them is an overlooked key to success in making organizations resilient. Business and Disaster Recovery. and how these should be applied to ensure a timely response?

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

MHA Consulting

At the same time, a new need has developed: one for a place remote workers can go if they are no longer able to work at home (due to a power outage or whatever it might be). Two or three decades ago, few people worried about the resiliency of their supply chains. The stand-alone recovery plan. The “What, Me Worry?”

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Why did we write this guide?

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Section 6 - Business Continuity Plan. Section 7 - IT Disaster Recovery Plan.