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The 7 critical elements of a business continuity plan

Online Computers

Its primary objectives are to minimize downtime, maintain business functions, and mitigate potential financial and reputational losses. Risk assessment and business impact analysis These processes entail identifying potential risks and assessing each risk’s impact on your business.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

They soon find the field contains an abundance of specialist terms such as inherent risk , mitigation controls , and recovery time objective. However the most important terms to learn at the outset are surely business continuity and IT disaster recovery since they speak to the principal division of the entire field.

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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. Availability of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manual workaround procedures for businesses processes. Business Continuity Management.

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

MHA Consulting

Traditionally, organizations conducted a Business Impact Analysis every other year or even less frequently, but in today’s fast-moving world, that’s not sufficient. It leaves too much time for systems and applications to change, reducing the relevance of the BIA and the recovery plans based on it.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

BCP Guide table of Contents: Section 1 - Introduction to Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. Section 4 - Business Impact Analysis. Section 5 - Business Continuity Strategy. Section 6 - Business Continuity Plan. ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

The critical point a business needs to understand is that the program implementation and its maturity will require some time and effort across the organization.