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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes 

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We’ll also share some ideas on how you can ensure that your documentation is not simply window dressing but is a real aid that can improve your company’s ability to recover in the event of a disruption. 1: Trying to document a recovery plan that does not exist. Common Mistake No. But quality documentation is a close second.

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Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans

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Related on MHA Consulting: Sounds Like a Plan: The Elements of a Modern Recovery Plan Everyone reading this blog will know that the business continuity (BC) recovery plan is something organizations create to help them quickly restore their essential operations in the event of an outage, minimizing the impact on the company.

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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

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Residual risk is one of the foundational concepts of business continuity management. Identifying and reducing residual risk is the most cost-effective way of making an organization more resilient. An organization that can undergo an outage of five days at no great cost is justified in having a high risk tolerance.

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

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Knowing what roles should be represented on the business continuity management (BCM) team and what kind of people should fill them is an overlooked key to success in making organizations resilient. and how these should be implemented to ensure a swift, effective response in the event of a disruption?

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

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Ideally, some should be chaos tests where more than one type of event or situation occurs. In the old days when everyone worked in the office, an alternate work location usually meant one facility where everyone would go to keep the business running if the main site became unavailable. The traditional alternate work location.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

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Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Why did we write this guide?

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Section 6 - Business Continuity Plan. Section 7 - IT Disaster Recovery Plan.