MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

AI has the potential to be good at helping with risk assessment, impact analysis, and guiding staff through incidents. Documentation. Traditional BC documentation is shrinking. What’s more, our experience with our Silicon Valley clients shows wordy documents are not necessary. Training and exercises.

BCM 92

BCM Business Continuity Outage Internet 92

IT Governance BC

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Perform a risk assessment and business impact analysis. The planning committee’s first action should be to prepare a risk assessment and BIA (business impact analysis). Organise and document a plan. Now that you have all the necessary information, it’s time to document your disaster recovery plan.

Disaster Recovery 85

Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Insurance Insurance 85

Solutions Review

JUNE 9, 2023

They establish efficient processes for managing these requests, ensuring timely responses and proper documentation. Conducting Privacy Reviews and Impact Analysis: To ensure continuous improvement in data privacy practices, Data Privacy Officers conduct regular privacy reviews and impact analyses.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis Authorization Mitigation Education 52

Stratogrid Advisory

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Traditionally, organizations start with the development of BCM Program policy and execution of a risk assessment and a business impact analysis (BIA). Lack of documented organizational charts and business functions/processes maps. Applications and software used across the organization are not documented. Vendor changes.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

It has a few components that are directly dependent and connected to IT, but the rest of the processes, such as Business Impact Analysis or Risk Analysis, are seen by IT as business processes. A duct-tape IT workaround solution might not work during the disruptive business event, especially if not documented or ever tested.

BCM 52

BCM Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

It has a few components that are directly dependent and connected to IT, but the rest of the processes, such as Business Impact Analysis or Risk Analysis, are seen by IT as business processes. A duct-tape IT workaround solution might not work during the disruptive business event, especially if not documented or ever tested.

BCM 52

BCM Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52

Zerto

APRIL 6, 2023

We will discuss risk management, the critical importance of business impact analysis (BIA) , and the essential steps involved in a thorough risk assessment. Step 1: Perform a Business Impact Analysis A BIA outlines the potential consequences of risks and disruptions on critical functions and business processes.

Risk Management 89

Risk Management Management Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis 89

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Theoretically, the business departments are free to say anything they want in terms of how quickly the business functions need to be brought back online in order to keep the impact of a disruption within acceptable levels. The standard way of arriving at these targets is by conducting a BIA, or business impact analysis.)

Disaster Recovery 103

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Manufacturing 103

Castellan

MAY 16, 2022

If you’re using static documents such as spreadsheets or word processing tools to track all of this information, you’ll likely feel like this isn’t just a challenge; it’s impossible. Need help understanding new and emerging risks created by fully remote or hybrid remote environments?

Resilience 98

Resilience Management BCM Business Continuity 98

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

The baseline (the documentation) Many of the organizations of this size have not developed critical BCM Programs implementation input requirements such as a list of business functions and processes across all business lines or fully documented IT applications (internal and hosted by third-party organizations).

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

The baseline (the documentation). Many of the organizations of this size have not developed critical BCM Programs implementation input requirements such as a list of business functions and processes across all business lines or fully documented IT applications (internal and hosted by third-party organizations). 22 Articles. 6 Articles.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Erwood Group

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In fact, I have seen a healthcare organization 3 ½ years into their business impact analysis with an estimated six more months remaining until they thought they would complete this phase of the program. They also felt it wasn’t productive to move forward into additional steps prior to completing all BIA’s for the entire organization.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis Business Continuity Healthcare Consulting 52

Online Computers

MAY 22, 2023

A BCP is a comprehensive document that outlines the strategies and procedures a business must follow to keep its critical functions operational during and after a disruptive event. Risk assessment and business impact analysis These processes entail identifying potential risks and assessing each risk’s impact on your business.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Damage Assessment 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

The second phase of an audit must include an analysis of the information as well as a gap assessment against pre-determined criteria (e.g. regulation, best industry practices, most recent Business Impact Analysis , etc.).

Audit 52

Audit BCM Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

The second phase of an audit must include an analysis of the information as well as a gap assessment against pre-determined criteria (e.g. regulation, best industry practices, most recent Business Impact Analysis , etc.). Business Impact Analysis. Business Continuity Management. 18 Articles. BCM as a Service.

Audit 52

Audit BCM Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Fusion Risk Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Resilience teams report spending more than 40 hours each year updating documentation or training their user base. The assistance users receive is interwoven with the actual fields they need to populate to complete the work, not captured in an external document divorced from the software.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis Resilience Continuity Planning Risk Management 52

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. BIA - the letter "A" stands for analysis. Ensuring that SOPs and manual workaround procedures are documented. Business Impact Analysis. 22 Articles.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis BCM Disaster Recovery All-Hazards 52

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

However, we’re finding that with ransomware, network outages, and all the rest of our contemporary challenges, the need to have documented, tested manual workaround procedures is greater than ever. Consult your business impact analysis. Ten or fifteen years ago, we all thought manual workaround procedures were going away.

Outage 52

Outage BCM Internet Healthcare 52

Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 21, 2020

Many organizations understand the importance of Business Continuity Planning processes, such as Risks Assessment or a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The organization's governance process might outline the way employees should act, but most employees will not be making their decisions with these documents in hands.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Continuity Planning Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 21, 2020

Many organizations understand the importance of Business Continuity Planning processes, such as Risks Assessment or a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The organization's governance process might outline the way employees should act, but most employees will not be making their decisions with these documents in hands. 22 Articles.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Continuity Planning Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The professional practices outlined in this document serve as an excellent foundation for successful BCM Program implementation. A BCM champion is responsible for a specific team or division and must ensure that all relevant policies, documentation and training materials are updated and distributed to the team or division. 18 Articles.

BCM 52

BCM Government Impact Analysis Business Continuity 52

CCEM Strategies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When relying on transportation, here are the key areas to include when conducting your business impact analysis, so you can minimize interruption and maintain continuity of your critical business services. 

Transportation 64

Transportation Pandemic Business Continuity Impact Analysis 64

Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 11, 2020

Is it aligned with your business continuity requirements ( Business Impact Analysis - BIA anyone)? BCP documents that are collecting dust are usually accompanied by a lack of regular tests and exercises. Business Impact Analysis. We have a data backup, so we’re safe. OK, so your organization has a data backup.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP BCM 52

Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 7, 2024

Embracing data-driven operations becomes paramount, shifting from traditional document-based approaches to real-time, accurate data analysis. Generative AI can summarize incidents, generate crucial suggestions during a business impact analysis ( BIA ) , id entify gaps in recovery strategies , and more.

Resilience 52

Resilience Strategic Vulnerability Risk Management 52

Castellan

MAY 18, 2021

Work with managers throughout your organisation to build a culture where they’re confident in managing their business continuity documentation (with frequent reviews, testing, exercises, and updates), as well as incident response. Don’t just expect them to intuitively know what you need from them, tell them, and document your expectations.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Resilience Impact Analysis Pandemic 52

Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Simply understanding the risks and impacts to your business regardless of size and creating effective strategies to implement during times of disruption and documenting them in a plan can make the difference in reducing costs and continuing operations. Myth 3: Business Continuity Plans Are Only Needed for Natural Disasters.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Continuity Planning Crisis Management 52

Security Industry Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ironically, with a significant number of cybersecurity breaches well documented by the media over the last few years, physical security systems/networks present one of the greatest risks to network security and corporations. Have policies, plans and procedures been evolved, tested and kept current?

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Education Technology Security 98

Diligent

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It is typically a formal document, with details of steps needed to ensure you can recover rapidly from any disruption. In either case, a written plan is vital, including a detailed business impact analysis that should be updated regularly. What does a disaster recovery plan entail?

Disaster Recovery 59

Disaster Recovery Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP 59

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Helps in conducting the business impact analysis. A SaaS-based tool that helps you build your plan templates, document your plans, integrate your BIA, and conduct management reporting, all in one secure location. Also provides a way to exercise your documents. Provides the questions you should ask in every BIA interview.

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Consulting Impact Analysis 52

LogisManager

JULY 22, 2021

Using our reporting tools, we were able to create automatic Business Impact Analysis (BIA) calculations to determine the criticality of our clients’ processes so that there is consistency and automation in determining this factor (plus, they won’t need to do these calculations in Excel anymore).

BCP 94

BCP Outage Continuity Planning Business Continuity 94

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). For many business continuity managers, their role is seen as an administration role – churning out plans, updating documents and making sure the organisation is compliant and all the boxes are ticked.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). For many business continuity managers, their role is seen as an administration role – churning out plans, updating documents and making sure the organisation is compliant and all the boxes are ticked.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This document deals with the human elements in business continuity. As far as I can see the document is ok, but I do feel it could have been laid out a little better. Should we be doing a Human Impact Analysis to look at the impact of the incident on our staff?

Travel 52

Travel Impact Analysis Communications Publishing 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This document deals with the human elements in business continuity. As far as I can see the document is ok, but I do feel it could have been laid out a little better. Should we be doing a Human Impact Analysis to look at the impact of the incident on our staff? It deals with 3 time frames:-.

Travel 52

Travel Impact Analysis Communications Publishing 52

Castellan

AUGUST 24, 2022

Conduct a vendor risk assessment and business impact analysis. Historically, many organizations adopted a service level agreement (SLA) or other documentations at the beginning of a vendor relationship addressing security standards. Here are a few suggestions: 1. For example, ask: What type of service does this vendor provide?

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Audit Resilience 52

LogisManager

MAY 27, 2021

Designing a BCP can feel overwhelming, as it’s such a critical document; where should you start? Be sure to implement strategic mitigations as part of your business impact analysis. Who should be involved in the process? How should it be disseminated?

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This week in the UK, Alex Salmond First Minister of Scotland and David Cameron UK Prime Minister signed a historic document which allows Scotland to have a referendum on whether Scotland should stay in the United Kingdom or should become an independent country. Now is perhaps the time to review documents like your policy.

Audit 52

Audit Publishing Business Continuity Impact Analysis 52