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.

BCM 91

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 91

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery.

Disaster Recovery 103

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Manufacturing 103

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. The strategic side of CM refers to preparations and mitigations the organization should put in place ahead of time to strengthen its crisis response capability.

Crisis Management 81

Crisis Management Strategic BCM Management 81

MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. Related on MHA Consulting: Know Your Gaps: Manage Residual Risk to Keep Your Company Safe Inherent Risk vs. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk.

Mitigation 75

Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 75

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Instead, they should be developed in coordination with the cybersecurity department to ensure that recovery measures do not inadvertently create vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers. The best way to do this is by making sure business continuity is integrated into a robust information security governance framework.

Security 86

Security Outage Vulnerability Cybersecurity 86

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

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

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. It requires a budget and long-term commitment (hence why it is a BCM Program).

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52