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Business Continuity and Risk Management

BCP Builder

What is the relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management? The relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management depends on the organization. In most cases, Business Continuity is a sub-domain of Risk Management. It is a collection of good management practices linked together.

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Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management

MHA Consulting

In today’s post, we’ll take a look at how organizations can get started using Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to reduce their exposure and improve their resilience. ERM is all about reducing. It increases the organization’s chances of being able to carry on its most important and productive activities steadily and safely. (It

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Disaster’ refers to an event that causes damage, destruction, interruption of services and important activities, and possibly casualties. Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity.

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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

MHA Consulting

For those with a suitable temperament and skill set, a career in risk management can be rewarding due to the field’s broad scope, consequential nature, and rising prominence. In this week’s post, we’ll look at what a risk manager does and the skills it takes to excel in this role. It’s a permanent ongoing activity.

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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. Risk management is not one-size-fits all. With respect to this process, the total landscape of risk that is assessed and mitigated can be divided into eight risk domains.

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Risk Management Process- Part 1: Overview

Zerto

Risk management describes how a business identifies, analyzes, and responds to threats and risk factors that impact its profitability, viability, and strategic goals. Risk management attempts to control future threats by planning preemptively and deploying effective risk-control measures.

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September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Ready to Respond to a Severe Weather Event or Emergency?

National Fire Protection Association

While the warmer months of the year signal a time when we can indulge in vacations, beach days, and outdoor activities, the summer and fall are also when hurricanes, thunderstorms, wildfires, and other potential natural disasters make their impressive mark across many areas of the United States, often disrupting the rhythm of our daily lives.