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Skip the BIA: Four Cases Where a Formal BIA Is Optional 

MHA Consulting

One of the most common complaints from my consulting clients is that doing a formal business impact analysis, or BIA, is a waste of time. In today’s post, written with BIA doubters in mind, I’ll lay out four cases where conducting a formal BIA is unnecessary.

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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The post Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID? appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The post Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID? appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

The Disaster Recover y Institute International ( DRII ) and the Business Continuit y Institute ( BCI ) are the two major governing bodies that are responsible for defining and developing business continuity practices as well as certifying business continuity professionals.

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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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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. AI has the potential to be good at helping with risk assessment, impact analysis, and guiding staff through incidents. However, it is unlikely to replace BC professionals as a group because so much of the job is about human interaction.

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Is Business Continuity Planning Dead? Not really!

Stratogrid Advisory

Lack of Innovation Critics often feel that the field of business continuity planning has somewhat stagnated, and they are right to a certain extent. Many consultants are stuck in the past, and they refuse to acknowledge that modern problems require modern solutions and a more agile approach in resolving them. Here are some of them: 1.