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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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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

MHA Consulting

As a reminder, risk management is the process of understanding the hazards facing an organization and taking steps to bring them to within a level determined to be acceptable by the senior leadership. It’s not about eliminating risk completely but managing it in a rational, informed way.

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Herrera Unplugged: How to Hamstring Your BC Consultant

MHA Consulting

Remind the managers that life is uncertain and the world currently more hazardous than ever thanks to the rise of cyberattacks, extreme weather, supply chain vulnerabilities, incidents of workplace violence, the heightened risk of reputational damage due to social media, global conflict, and similar threats.

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Business Continuity Planning for the Manufacturing Industry

everbridge

Manufacturers must be prepared for all types of disruptive events such as severe weather activity, natural and man-made disasters, hazardous materials incidents, supply chain disruptions, and equipment and technology failures. How Everbridge’s BCM Tools Can Support Manufacturing Organizations. Everbridge can help.

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These 8 Risk Domains Are the Meat and Potatoes of Risk Management 

MHA Consulting

Organizationally, risk management tends to take place a level above the nuts and bolts work of business continuity management (BCM), but the goals of the two activities dovetail, and as will be explained below, the BC professional has the opportunity to make a solid contribution toward helping the organization do better at managing risk.

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Threat Intelligence: A Key Capability for Our Turbulent Times

MHA Consulting

Threats related to environmental hazards that might occur in the vicinity of the organization’s facilities: train derailments, plant explosions, chemical spills. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, and Department of Homeland Security. Threats posed by cyberattacks: ransomware, data theft, and the rest. By creating a funnel.

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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. If not executed efficiently, the organization’s stakeholders could quickly lose interest, and the BIA results could not meet your BCM Program requirements. BCM as a Service. What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?