Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 40

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2023

Companies must ensure their threat assessments and plans reflect today’s weird new realities. Related on MHA Consulting: Risk Assessment: The Best Way to Identify Your Biggest Threats Weird Weather and BCM The past twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather events worldwide.

BCM 52

BCM Resilience Business Continuity Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The best way to do this is by making sure business continuity is integrated into a robust information security governance framework. Continuity plans and actions need to be reviewed to make sure they conform with infosec requirements. Patching polices and oversight.

Security 86

Security Outage Vulnerability Cybersecurity 86

eBRP

MAY 17, 2018

Within Business Continuity circles there is ongoing debate about the relevance and role of Risk Assessment in developing a BCM program. Once risks have been assessed, strategies can be developed to mitigate or reduce their potential impact on our operations. This is the risk mitigation approach in a nut-shell.

BCM 52

BCM Response Plan Mitigation Vulnerability 52

MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

Disaster Recovery 87

Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Consulting BCM 87

MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Business continuity professionals who want to make their organizations more resilient should make a conscious effort to become gap hunters. Despite elaborate business continuity programs, many organizations still harbor vulnerabilities due to unidentified gaps that can bring critical processes to a standstill.

Vulnerability 85

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 85

MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

Disaster Recovery 78

Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Consulting BCM 78

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan 40

MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

Risk mitigation controls are the measures we take to reduce the risks our organizations face in carrying out their operations. Related on MHA Consulting: The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk Risk Mitigation Controls Explained Business continuity is all about reducing risk. It should be fully implemented and validated.

Mitigation 87

Mitigation Evaluation Impact Analysis Business Continuity 87

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read on for a list of a dozen business continuity practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer recommended. Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business.

BCM 87

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Internet 87

BCM METRICS

AUGUST 19, 2021

Business continuity professionals can learn a lot from the U.S. of Defense’s approach to operational risk management. In today’s post, I’ll summarize the DOD’s five-step approach to ORM and explain how each step might be helpful to your organization. Learning from the Military I’ve always admired the U.S.

Continuity Professionals 55

Continuity Professionals Risk Management Business Continuity Management 55

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. If not executed efficiently, the organization’s stakeholders could quickly lose interest, and the BIA results could not meet your BCM Program requirements.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis BCM Disaster Recovery All-Hazards 52

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuity professional feel unwell. It’s certainly on mine, not only in my role as a business continuity consultant but also as a business owner and CEO. Ongoing mitigation is necessary because if you don’t take action, you remain vulnerable.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Mitigation Business Continuity 52

BCM METRICS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Extreme weather is making power outages more frequent, and work from home has not made the issue go away. In today’s blog, we’ll look at how you can help prepare your organization for a failure of electrical power. government has concluded that climate change and extreme weather are raising the incidence of power outages. Meanwhile, […].

Outage 83

Outage Government Continuity Planning Mitigation 83

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2022

Many service providers tune out talk about supply chain risk management since they think the issue only affects manufacturers and retailers. In fact, service providers are also vulnerable to vendor … The post What Service Providers Need to Know About Supply Chain Risk Management appeared first on MHA Consulting.

Risk Management 75

Risk Management Retail Management Manufacturing 75

MHA Consulting

JUNE 15, 2023

Vulnerability management is the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology. Then we work with the client on devising a plan to mitigate those weaknesses—and do all we can to get them to follow through on the plan (otherwise, what’s the point?).

Vulnerability 86

Vulnerability Management Mitigation Risk Management 86

MHA Consulting

MAY 18, 2023

But as their companies grow, business owners can and should start becoming more proactive about mitigating risk. As a business continuity consultant, I dislike risk and spend half my time trying to get my clients to reduce their risks. Business owners should identify their technology gaps and vulnerabilities.

Mitigation 92

Mitigation Risk Management Consulting BCM 92

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

This week, Charlie goes into depth about different business continuity plans, how to know which plan suits which incident, and how to create a framework that works for you! I have spoken about the requirement for writing generic response plans in a previous bulletin.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Mitigation Activation BCM 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

The present way of writing business continuity plans are based on the concept, I don’t care how or why the building is unavailable, but the plan will cover how to continue to deliver essential activities as if a key asset was lost.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Mitigation Activation BCM 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52