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Herrera Unplugged: How to Hamstring Your BC Consultant

MHA Consulting

Herrera Unplugged is an occasional series in which MHA Consulting CEO Michael Herrera shares his candid views on current hot-button business continuity topics. You might think that a company spending a substantial sum for the advice of a business continuity consultant would do everything it could to make the collaboration a success.

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

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: Roll with the Changes: A New Generation Requires a New Approach to BCM It is comforting to think that if we master one set of marketable skills, we’ll be able to make a living from them for the rest of our careers; however, recent history shows that option is no longer available (if it ever was).

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How BCM Software Can Make Your Business Continuity Program More Agile

MHA Consulting

Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. It is also a pretty good depiction of how business continuity management (BCM) programs need to be these days if they are to successfully protect their organizations from the unprecedented number of threats in the environment. Lifecycle parameters.

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Ep.08: Why Were Some in Business Continuity Sidelined During COVID? | Michael Herrera

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: This week, Shane interviews Micheal Herrera, founder and CEO of MHA Consulting and BCMMetrics, who recently wrote an article titled- "Sidelined: The Strange Fate of BCM During the COVID Pandemic.” Guest Bio: Michael Herrera is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCMMETRICS and its sister company, MHA Consulting.

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An Introduction to FFIEC: BCM’s Gold Standard

MHA Consulting

Collectively, these guidelines make up the FFIEC Business Continuity standard, whose purpose is to make sure the banks and other financial institutions that are required to follow it can continue to operate even if they are hit with a disruption. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Gold Standard of BCM standards.

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MHA and Kroll: Coming Together to Move Ahead   

MHA Consulting

The recently announced partnership between MHA Consulting and Kroll is a tremendous win for both firms and their clients. It’s also an exciting milestone for me personally as someone who, twenty-five years ago, started an independent business continuity consultancy with no guarantee of what the future held.

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Unlocking the Truth: Navigating 20 Myths About Business Continuity

Erwood Group

Tailoring business continuity plans to the scale and needs of small businesses ensures effective preparedness without breaking the bank. Businesses can embrace business continuity without breaking the bank. Myth 17: Business Continuity Consultants are Unaffordable. Just schedule a free consultation using the button below.