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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

I think in a number of areas, business continuity (BC) was lacking when it came to responding to COVID and some may start to question the validity of BC. The areas I feel business continuity has been found wanting are as follows: 1. If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared?

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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

I think in a number of areas, business continuity (BC) was lacking when it came to responding to COVID and some may start to question the validity of BC. The areas I feel business continuity has been found wanting are as follows: 1. If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared?

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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

I think in a number of areas, business continuity (BC) was lacking when it came to responding to COVID and some may start to question the validity of BC. The areas I feel business continuity has been found wanting are as follows: 1. If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared?

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What to Expect in Business Continuity Employment for the Last Half of 2021

Castellan

Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. business continuity industry saw an average of about 20-25 new job postings each week , with about 30-35 on average internationally. new business continuity job postings reached an average of 30-35 per week, with international numbers increasing to 40-45 posts.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. The pandemic underscored the fact that events taking place 10,000 miles away can impact us with great severity in a very short time. Over time, organisms that are capable of adapting to change thrive while those that don’t go extinct.

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Business Continuity and Coronavirus – Marks out of 10

Plan B Consulting

Most of the plans and documents they are using are ones left over from the last pandemic. I always say that our role as business continuity professionals is to horizon scan and look out for new risks, but many of us, including the government, didn’t identify and prepare for this new threat.

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Business Continuity and Coronavirus – Marks out of 10

Plan B Consulting

Most of the plans and documents they are using are ones left over from the last pandemic. I always say that our role as business continuity professionals is to horizon scan and look out for new risks, but many of us, including the government, didn’t identify and prepare for this new threat.