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The 7 critical elements of a business continuity plan

Online Computers

Business recovery strategies Your BCP must include strategies and techniques to recover and restore critical business functions and processes affected by the disruption. This means having backup and recovery plans, alternative work locations, and methods for restoring data and systems.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

Examples of covered business functions include manufacturing products, delivering services, running payroll, and providing customer service. IT disaster recovery is commonly abbreviated IT/DR (the IT of course stands for information technology).

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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations.

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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations.

BCM 52
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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

MHA Consulting

Business continuity planning is a social activity. In a field where one of the few constants is change—in technology, processes, and personnel—the quality of intellectual openness is essential. Business and Disaster Recovery. Intellectual Openness. Is the person open to trying new ideas, thoughts, or approaches?

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3 Focus Areas for Improving Business Resilience

everbridge

PwC’s analysis is important for organizations who want to improve their critical event management plans so that when the next crisis arises, the right actions can be taken by the right people at the right time to help protect a company’s assets, people, and business operations while reducing business recovery time and costs.

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Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

The plan considers the overall strategy and high-level order of system, technology, and application recovery. The documentation encompasses, in a typical situation, multiple written documents containing the information necessary to support the recovery.