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Business Continuity and Risk Management

BCP Builder

However, some Business Continuity Plans may contain lower level risks that are important to the department but not significant to the organization as a whole Risk Management is focused on the mitigation of issues and Business Continuity is more concerned about a worst case scenario action plan.

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Powering Resilience with Critical Event Management

everbridge

According to the IMF’s World Uncertainty Index , “…global uncertainty has increased significantly since 2012. Uncertainty is the New Normal. Looking back at the past 60 years, we see few episodes in which uncertainty has been at levels close to those observed in the past decade.”. Uncertainty impacts business confidence.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

We have forward-looking actions across government, such as FEMA’s Strategic Plan. We also find ourselves pulled by incentives to focus on the most immediate assistance to the most visible, when in fact the investments in preparedness and mitigation are dramatically more impactful in diminishing the need for response and recovery funds.

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IRM, ERM, and GRC: Is There a Difference?

Reciprocity

2007-2012): Audit management, enterprise, and operational risk management, compliance beyond financial controls, and more. The way the terms are used, however, defines ERM as involving strategic, high-level risk management that includes various functions and involves executives and the board.