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BCM Basics: “Continuity” Defined

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. The term refers to the ability of organizations to quickly restore their important processes and activities after a disruption.

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Navigating Resilience: How to Create a BCM Roadmap 

MHA Consulting

The business continuity management roadmap is a simple but powerful tool that can help organizations strengthen their BCM programs and enhance their resilience. In today’s post, we’ll lay out an eight-step process your company can use to create its own, customized BCM roadmap. This is what a BCM roadmap is and does.

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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. In today’s post we’ll look at what the slots on a BCM team should be and the traits and skillsets needed in the team’s staff and leadership.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Sometimes the form business continuity management (BCM) is used. The activity of crisis management is also included under the umbrella though that tends to be treated separately.)

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Why BCM and ERM Should Be BFFs 

MHA Consulting

Sometimes questions arise about the relationship between the business continuity management (BCM) team and the enterprise risk management (ERM) department. The fact is, both units—as well as the organization—benefit when BCM and ERM are BFFs (or best friends forever, as the kids say). BCM is more tactical and operations-focused.

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BCM Basics: Introduction to Business Continuity as a Service (BCaaS)

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Once things are up and running, we return as set forth in the road map—typically twice a year—to carry out needed maintenance and activities. We’re also available any time on demand.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. However, there is one aspect of doing BCM that is much better and easier than it was when I was getting started 25 years ago.

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