MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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. The roles that should be represented on a company’s BCM team change over time depending on the maturity of the program.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The year 2022 saw the tapering off of the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, an ongoing wave of cyberattacks, continuing supply chain woes, and a renewed focus by organizations on identifying and protecting their most essential business processes. Read on to learn about the BCM year in review.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 9, 2023

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. Free Ebook Your BIA Action Guide. BIA On-Demand is a secure, cloud-based tool for conducting a complete Business Impact Analysis. A great place to start.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

These definitions are taken from our recent free ebook, Strong Language: The MHA Guide to Essential Business Continuity Terminology. Here’s a run-through of some common insurance pitfalls: Many organizations think that if they have business-interruption insurance, they don’t have to worry about business continuity.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

These are adapted from Chapter 6: “Crisis Communications: Sharing Information and Protecting Your Brand,” in Crisis Management: A Handbook for BCM Professionals, by myself and Michael Herrera; available for free download here.) For more complete explanations of these steps, check out the ebook and the other resources listed below.

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