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What is Business Continuity?

BryghtPath

As your company’s newly assigned head of global security, you’ve just been informed that running your organization’s business continuity program falls squarely within your role. But what is business continuity? Business continuity?

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Social Media in Business Continuity

Kings Bridge BCP

So what is the place of social media from a Business Continuity perspective? This is especially true within the context of Business Continuity As a reminder, Business Continuity and Emergency Response are not the same thing , but they also must work together to be successful.

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The Essentials of Business Continuity Program Management

Kings Bridge BCP

Not long ago I was asked the question, “So we have this Business Continuity Plan. Your business needs a structure in place to maintain the BCP – a Business Continuity Program. It includes a plan of action for: Socializing the plan throughout your business.

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Starting a Business Continuity Program

BryghtPath

Jim Collins In his book, aptly named “Good to Great,” Collins uses this principle to explain why so many, from schools, government, and businesses, to individual people—squander their potential and stay stuck in … The post Starting a Business Continuity Program appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Help! My Business Continuity Program is Stuck!

BryghtPath

So when clients come to us for help because their business continuity program is stuck, my answer is usually one of three things. Your business continuity program is misaligned with your business’s objectives Business continuity is just one of … The post Help!

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Raising Business Continuity Awareness

BryghtPath

When creating an effective business continuity plan (BCP), most business leaders focus more on complacency than awareness. Business Continuity Bryan Strawser bryghtpath bryghtpath llc business continuity awareness business continuity consultant business continuity management

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage.

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What’s the Value of Business Continuity: Beyond ROI

BryghtPath

Selling your business continuity program to your internal stakeholders is a lot like telling your kid to eat her veggies while yours are neatly swept onto the rim of your plate or otherwise smothered in ranch and cheese.

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How to Gain Traction for your Business Continuity Program

BryghtPath

Gaining traction for business continuity and crisis management activities with people (who aren’t already on the business continuity bandwagon) has always been challenging.

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Choosing the Right Business Continuity Certification

BryghtPath

If you’re considering a career in business continuity, you might be wondering about business continuity certifications. Do you need one to be competitive for business continuity jobs? Which business continuity certification should you get?

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Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans

Erwood Group

Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans. Business Continuity Plans. Chances are if you’re visiting this page, you are new to the concept of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and business continuity overall. Business Functions.

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How to talk with your CEO about business continuity

BryghtPath

You are a true believer and an expert in business continuity planning. Within your authority and job description limits, you have brought your organization up to a minimal level of business continuity compliance.

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How to Build a Crisis & Business Continuity Exercise Strategy

BryghtPath

And in business. So why do so many organizations fail to implement one for their crisis and business continuity exercises and then wonder why their program continues to flail? Implementing a crisis and business continuity exercise strategy doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Business Continuity Job Opportunities

Disaster Zone

There are some changes from the past

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Department of Labor’s O*NET Recognizes DRI Business Continuity Info for National Employment Database

DRI Drive

The post Department of Labor’s O*NET Recognizes DRI Business Continuity Info for National Employment Database appeared first on DRI Drive. Government Relations News Bureau of Labor Statistics business continuity CBCP Department of Labor O*Net Ally

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Increase your Business Continuity Profile

Kings Bridge BCP

Business Continuity Profile. It’s one thing to have a business continuity plan, but it’s another to make sure your staff know about it. In short, once you have written the plan, you have to raise the business continuity profile to a level where everyone knows about it.

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How to Choose the Best Business Continuity Software

BryghtPath

You know you need business continuity software. There are a lot of business continuity software solutions on the market. What factors should you consider in choosing one … The post How to Choose the Best Business Continuity Software appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Tips for creating an effective business continuity plan

BryghtPath

You are ready to begin writing an effective business continuity plan (BCP) for your organization and its critical functions. You have followed our advice on how to communicate your business continuity program to senior executives.

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Business Continuity Awareness – Why It’s Important

BryghtPath

As a business owner, you need the assurance that your business will continue to operate smoothly despite the unexpected. This is where business continuity planning comes in.

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What is Business Continuity?

Erwood Group

What is Business Continuity. So, what is business continuity anyway? So, what is business continuity? What is business continuity? It is disaster preparedness for business. Business Impact Analysis. Business Continuity Strategies.

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Is It Business Continuity of Risk Management

Business Continuity Today

Risk management and business continuity are two critical concepts in business management. On the other hand, business continuity ensures that an organization can continue operating in the event of an unexpected disruption.

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Closing the Gap Between Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery

BryghtPath

Business continuity and crisis management experts rarely talk about the gap between business continuity and IT disaster recovery planning.

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Survey: CIOs Know Their Risks – But Not Business Continuity

DRI Drive

The post Survey: CIOs Know Their Risks – But Not Business Continuity appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Outsourcing Business Continuity Planning - Outsource BCP

Virtual Corporation

Most businesses today rely heavily on their IT systems to access and store vital data that is needed to complete daily tasks. business continuity business continuity planning BCP

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Business Continuity Program Roles & Responsibilities

BryghtPath

Have questions about your business continuity program? When we talk to businesses about their business continuity program and business continuity plans, we get asked everything from “What is one?”—at

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Top Software Tools to Ensure Business Continuity

Virtual Corporation

If COVID-19 has taught the business world anything, it's that business continuity tools are essential to ensuring the operation of everyday processes when the world is turned upside down. organizational resilience business continuity BCM software business continuity planning

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What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About the Business Continuity Lifecycle

BryghtPath

Business continuity and crisis planning is not a one-and-done event. Still, I see a lot of businesses make this pivotal mistake. In … The post What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About the Business Continuity Lifecycle appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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How to create an effective business continuity awareness campaign in your organization

BryghtPath

In most organizations, the only times a business leader and their team learn about business continuity & crisis management is when the time comes to update their business impact analysis and associated plans – or when an incident or crisis occurs.

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Business Continuity Standards: How each can help you

BryghtPath

No matter how much business experience you have or how long you’ve studied risk and resilience in your businesses, creating a business continuity program can seem daunting.

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Making the Case for your Business Continuity Program

BryghtPath

With resiliency thrust into the limelight, many business continuity professionals may see their next step to sit back and wait for the budget money to rain … The post Making the Case for your Business Continuity Program appeared first on Bryghtpath. Covid 19.

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3 Key Metrics for Business Continuity Program Success

BryghtPath

In my 25+ years as a business continuity & crisis management expert, I often get asked one particular question that that makes me cringe: “Are there metrics we should be tracking?”

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7 Business Continuity Exercise Scenarios That You Need to Prepare For

BryghtPath

According to research, about 25% of businesses fail to recover after disasters. That’s why your business needs an ideal business continuity plan (BCP). If they lack a recovery plan, it becomes hard to cope with the repercussions.

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Bringing clarity to your Business Continuity exercise 

Crisis Response Journal

Andy Marshall says that in planning an exercise, people often tend to confuse what they are trying to achieve

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5 Ways Coaching Can Help Your Business Continuity and Crisis Management Program

BryghtPath

Are you and your team working harder than ever but still not making forward progress on your business continuity objectives? Whether … The post 5 Ways Coaching Can Help Your Business Continuity and Crisis Management Program appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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How BCM Software Can Make Your Business Continuity Program More Agile

BCM METRICS

Business continuity programs need to be agile in order to protect their organizations in today’s chaotic environment. Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective.

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Why good Business Continuity Governance is critical to Resilience

BryghtPath

If you think that having good governance for your business continuity and crisis management program is just an exercise in bureaucratic box-checking, you’re missing the point.

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Business Continuity Software: What to Know Before You Buy

Castellan

If you’re still using spreadsheets or word processing documents printed and stored in stacks of binders to manage your business continuity program and related plans, then you may be setting your program up for unforeseen obstacles that could negatively affect your program success.

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Can You Afford Business Continuity Planning?

Kings Bridge BCP

Really, you don’t have a choice but to afford Business Continuity Planning. But the costs to your business will be much lower than if you have to clean up after a disaster and don’t have a plan. If you aren’t open for business, your customers will find someone else.

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Top 5 Pitfalls of Business Continuity Planning

On Solve

No business is immune to disruption. Disruptions don’t need to turn into crises if you have an effective business continuity plan in place. If your organization is looking to create or revamp its business continuity plan, be sure to avoid these five common pitfalls.

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4 Steps to Business Continuity Planning Success

BryghtPath

Google search “business continuity planning steps” and you’ll find a yard sale of results. How long does the business continuity planning process take? Is it 5 steps, or 7, or 4? Which are the most involved and which are the most important?