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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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. They soon find the field contains an abundance of specialist terms such as inherent risk , mitigation controls , and recovery time objective.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: Roll with the Changes: A New Generation Requires a New Approach to BCM It is comforting to think that if we master one set of marketable skills, we’ll be able to make a living from them for the rest of our careers; however, recent history shows that option is no longer available (if it ever was).

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Lessons from a Botched BIA: Learning from One Company’s Mistakes

MHA Consulting

In one recent engagement, MHA was tasked with picking up the pieces after a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) conducted by another consulting firm suffered a crack-up. The incident has been painful for the client and challenging for us, but it offers valuable lessons to other companies. Make sure your RTOs are industry-appropriate (e.g.,

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How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience

MHA Consulting

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss?

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How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience

MHA Consulting

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss?

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program. Step 3: Determine the Members of Your BCM Team To develop a BC strategy you need to assemble a business continuity management (BCM) team.

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The Impact of Hybrid Work Environments on Resilience Management

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In fact, according to respondents in the 2022 Global BCM Compensation Report , about 60% anticipate having a hybrid work solution with one to four days in the office and the rest remaining remote. It’s about determining how likely a risk may occur and what its impact on operations may be. Get The The Plausible Scenario Builder.