MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

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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MHA Consulting

APRIL 13, 2023

Business continuity professionals need to be sure their recovery plans and strategies are fully adapted to the new reality. Business continuity management (BCM) professionals hustled to adapt their recovery strategies and plans to the new workplace model. The answer is yes. Hybrid adds complexity.

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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. I agree—and in today’s blog I’m going to build on Michael’s post by laying out some of the common vulnerabilities I often see in working with clients of ours.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Try a Dose of Risk Management As a business continuity professional, I tip my hat to any organization that makes a serious effort to reduce its risks. A haphazard approach to bolstering tech security can leave a host of vulnerabilities. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill? I wish it were true.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll lay out what these domains are, reveal which ones tend to get overlooked, and explain how knowing about the domains can help business continuity professionals reduce their organizations’ risks and bolster their resilience. Risk management is not one-size-fits all.

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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.

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