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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

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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How to Create an Emergency Response Plan

BCM METRICS

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one.

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How to Create an Emergency Response Plan

MHA Consulting

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

There is thus no reason why BCM should not apply to public bodies. Myth 70: A good emergency plan always ensures a good response to crises. Reality: It might, but much depends on the activation of the plan, including dissemination, awareness, training, the availability of resources, and familiarity with emergency procedures.

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The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources    

MHA Consulting

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.) Free Ebook Crisis Management: A Handbook for BCM Professionals. That is no longer a viable strategy.”

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Why resilience is not the saviour of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

For example, in the public sector, Scotland Emergency Planning Units have renamed themselves as ‘Resilience’ and I have seen a number of resilience roles within the banking sector. Whilst I believe resilience is the answer to some issues, I do not think it is the sole answer to the future of business continuity.

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Why resilience is not the saviour of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

For example, in the public sector, Scotland Emergency Planning Units have renamed themselves as ‘Resilience’ and I have seen a number of resilience roles within the banking sector. Whilst I believe resilience is the answer to some issues, I do not think it is the sole answer to the future of business continuity.