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BCM Basics: The Strategic Side of Crisis Management  

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. In a crisis, staff might need to travel to different company locations to help with the CM effort. Most companies have a pretty good handle on the tactical side of crisis management.

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What Was New in ’22: The BCM Year in Review

MHA Consulting

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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10 questions a BCM should ask about staff travelling abroad

Plan B Consulting

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

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10 questions a BCM should ask about staff travelling abroad

Plan B Consulting

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

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How a BCM should respond on hearing about the London terrorist attack

Plan B Consulting

Following the terrorist attack in London, Charlie considers the actions that business continuity managers should take when dealing with similar incidents. In terms of pure business continuity, a terrorist attack of the London sort is unlikely to have much of an impact on your organisation. Do they report in regularly?

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How a BCM should respond on hearing about the London terrorist attack

Plan B Consulting

Following the terrorist attack in London, Charlie considers the actions that business continuity managers should take when dealing with similar incidents. In terms of pure business continuity, a terrorist attack of the London sort is unlikely to have much of an impact on your organisation. Do they report in regularly?

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‘Third Generation Business Continuity’

Plan B Consulting

Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to develop your business continuity. The main point I would like ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ to address is the problem of complexity in business continuity.