Take in the KISSBCP Podcast to maximize your BCP

Our 15-25 min. episodes come out every 2 weeks and they cover a variety of topics all about Business Continuity (of course).

Season 2 Episodes

• S2E12 When Things Sour Guest Paul Striedl joins Roswitha Firth to talk about how BCPs need to continue, even during times when they don't get activated.
• S2E11 Perspectives on The Cloud The shift from on-site to cloud-based solutions has seen many changes wtih many impacts to businesses, side-effects, pros & cons that affect your BCP too; great insights from guest, Michael Holton.
• S2E10 (Part 2) - The BCP Audit Get the details on Pre-Audit Planning, the 4 layers of Preparing your Audit Program, and what should be included with an Audit Report (more than just the report!).
• S2E9 (Part 1) - The BCP Audit David Parker is on the show to shine a spotlight on what you should be doing to prepare for, and ace, a Business Continuity (BC) Audit.
• S2E8 - Single Points of Failure in BCP Where Donna Hall joins Roswitha to talk about how a small thing can bring your business to a terrible stop, with real life examples and tips from the pros.
• S2E7 - Pathways to a Career in BCP Join Roswitha in her solo discussion of how ANY career/education path can lead you into the field of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) or Business Continuity Management (BCM).
• S2E6 - News, Facts and your BCP Roswitha and Bruce Wingert discuss if you and your BCP should react to the news or facts (think accuracy, timeliness, and the risks to your business/career).
• S2E5 - Rethinking Resilience Roswitha has Mark Armour back to discuss resilience; the language, how we describe it, our perception and how to incorporate it into your BCP efforts.
• S2E4 - BCP and Operational Risk Management. Alicia Henderson & Roswitha discuss the challenges of silos, using a more integrated approach to reduce the work, improve alignment of operational risk management, enterprise risk, BCP, and IT.
• S2E3 - Follow the Script! After more than 45 yrs in the Business Continuity field, John Ames has seen it all. In this podcast, he & Roswitha talk about the impact of not following your plan (even a teenie part can have grave consequences).
• S2E2 - What To Do When You Get The Call. Join Roswitha & Bruce Wingert discussing how your response can have a massive impact on the success of your recovery.
• S2E1 - Framing your BCP Exercises in a Positive Manner (and more great tips for success & participant buy-in) from Roswitha Firth and Matthias Haemmerle.

Season 1 Episodes

• S1E26 - Don't Make Assumptions with Your BCP/DRP. Join Roswitha and Eric as they discuss assumptions and what harm they can do to your BCP. Simple rule: don't assume anything!
• S1E25 - RTO (Recovery Time Objectives) are not always easy to determine when your business has these factors involved. Join Roswitha Firth and guest, Luke Sagoo, as they discuss this aspect of BCPs.
• S1E24 - For cloud-based & 3rd party hosted solutions, part 2 is about your relationship with your vendors, contract negotiations, service levels, etc. and how to decide your contingency plan for when their service goes offline.
• S1E23 - Part 1: If you have (or are considering) cloud-based services, do you still need a BCP? This episode has Christopher Dunbar & Roswitha looking at the risks & more. You may be surprised at the answers.
• S1E22 - BCP Career Path. Join Angela Mestre and Roswitha Firth for a discussion about pathways to a successful career in the BCP field.
• S1E21 - Mentoring for a Better BCP. Rarely discussed, mentoring can bring greater success to your business continuity program and make critical people better. Gain insight from this podcast with James Mitchell & Roswitha Firth.
• S1E20 - Building a Progressive BCP. Roswitha hosts James Knox for a conversation around creating future resilience & ability to evolve your business, rather than merely carry on after an incident.
• S1E19 - Part 4 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, covers the most important things to consider, such as cost, customisation, scalability, and more. Whether a small business or a major corporation, this webinar is a must-attend for anybody trying to secure the future of their company.
• S1E18 - Part 3 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, where Tam provides pointers on when/how BCP Software and/or a Consultant can be valuable for a large organization that has internal expertise. Bonus tip is about integrations.
• S1E17 - Part 2 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, how each can really help a smaller business with internal BCP expertise when you spend wisely.
• S1E16 - Part 1 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, from how things have changed to the 4 types of clients & which solution will give the best outcome.
• S1E15 - Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) (the foundation for your Business Impact Analysis) can suffer from scope creep or bloat, and need a tune-up so they contain the right risks for your business. This episode will give you factual examples and more.
• S1E14 - Part 2: More of why Word is NOT for BCP! Even more reasons to use a BCP tool instead of Word. Note: if budget is your reason for veering off to Word, please take a moment to check out our SHIELD - Free Edition!
• S1E13 - Word is NOT for BCP! Part 1 explains functionality that Word just doesn't have, that your BCP must.
• S1E12 - Skip & Roswitha discuss how companies reluctant to prepare with a good BCP have had to change how they operate due to the pandemic; things that tabletop exercising would've made easier.
• S1E11 - How COVID changed BCP (part 1). COVID has changed the landscape for a lot of daily functions. Join Roswitha and Skip for the first of a 4-part series about how COVID has changed BCP.
  • Part 1: Skip & Roswitha discuss new threats & risks created by changes made to working arrangements. Have you reviewed your TRA lately?
  • Part 2: Thanks to COVID, businesses may be able to pause before implementing their BCP (& save $$$) when their staff can work remotely.
  • Part 3: The chat covers company cultures & work-life balance realities, and how Business Continuity plans need significant edits due to workforce changes.
  • Part 4: Skip & Roswitha discuss challenges and opportunities for success with respect to internal communications, expectations, and new ways of working.
• S1E10 - Business Resilience. Tired of Business Continuity Planning changing its name? Us too! Roswitha and Skip discuss Business Continuity versus Disaster Recovery versus Business Resiliency.
• S1E9 - Part 4 Your BCP is off to a great start, now you need to make sure it stays relevant & current with Maintenance.
• S1E8 - Part 3 This episode is about challenges & how to make exercising the plan a success
• S1E7 - Part 2 It's time to write the plan and common hurdles are the workload, volume of info and 2 other notable issues with the plan & participants.
• S1E6 - Part 1 Starting out and having trouble getting buy-in? Start with this episode.
• S1E5 - Discussion of COVID-to-hybrid workforce with Daniel Tschopp, Senior VP, Enterprise Risk Management at Logix Federal Credit Union. Daniel and Roswitha discuss the Business Continuity process taken by Logix FCU when it came to transitioning their credit union to a hybrid work model.
• S1E4 - Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? In this video, Skip and Roswitha discuss the value of each and share some cautions around which is best for your business.
• S1E3 - Join us as we talk with Mark Armour of Adaptive BC. We ask Mark about his past in the business continuity field, his thoughts on present trends and where he thinks business continuity/resiliency should be going in the future.
• S1E2 - No People, Building, Systems or Suppliers. In this edition of the "Shield your Business from CHAOS" podcast, we discuss the No People, No Building, No Systems, No Suppliers response planning method. FYI: this 4-issue approach we use is a simple and remarkably effective way to build your BCP!
• S1E1 - Hybrid Workforce. Business Continuity Planning (BCP) can be complete or it can be simple. Join us while we discuss the Hybrid workforce, the great resignation and how they could impact your business, your BCP and your recovery from an incident.

Full videos are available on our Youtube channel and you'll find the audio-only versions by searching for "Shield your Business from CHAOS" on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Off you go! Go check them out, and drop us a comment about the episode(s) you listened to. Let us know if there's a topic you'd like us to cover too!