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THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING AND HOW TO GET STARTED

CCEM Strategies

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a critical component of emergency preparedness. Every organization in the world that provides a product or service, and/or interacts with customers or community members must have a business continuity plan in place. What IS business continuity planning and what does it entail?

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Post-Pandemic Business Continuity Recovery Strategies

FEI

It wasn’t just small business that took a major hit during the pandemic. All this leads to the question: How do you continue to respond to crises with a skeleton staff? Here are a few tips to keep in mind when developing your own business continuity plan: Have training documents prepared. Develop a plan for data backup.

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What needs to be included in a business continuity plan checklist?

SRM

A few months ago, a global pandemic with the capacity to bring the world to a standstill was almost unthinkable. Those with high-level business continuity plans in place will be putting elements of these into action. Business Continuity Plan Checklist . Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

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COMPONENTS OF A BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN

CCEM Strategies

Business continuity planning (BCP) is a critical component of emergency preparedness. Literally, every organization in the world that provides a product or service, interacts with customers or community members, or generally, you know, exists at the whim of others, must have a business continuity plan in place.

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7 Skills Leaders Must Master for Effective Response to Critical Events

everbridge

Much of the discussion on and organization’s state of readiness for critical events focuses on the capabilities and planning of the enterprise. Emergency response planning is crucial, but even the most robust plan can’t cover all situations. Instead, emergency response leaders will need to turn to plan B.

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What is a Business Continuity Plan? References to Crisis Management and Emergency Response plans.

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Ensuring Operational Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Events

Fusion Risk Management

These events – whether civil or political unrest, trade disputes, economic sanctions, pandemics, or natural disasters – can have far-reaching implications on an organization’s employees, business operations, vendors and supply chain, and customers.