Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I attended an excellent talk by Steve Yates at the Scottish Resilience Conference on Monday and he was talking about business continuity and the Olympics. In 2012 there are also other major sporting events such as Wimbledon as well as the Paralympic Games which will again add to the disruption.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Transportation Sports Outsourcing 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. The use of risk scenarios is being pushed by the PRA and the FCA at present, as part of their operational resilience agenda. Nevertheless, these types of plans are becoming increasingly rare.

Resilience 52

Resilience Fashion Transportation Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. The use of risk scenarios is being pushed by the PRA and the FCA at present, as part of their operational resilience agenda. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago.

Resilience 52

Resilience Fashion Transportation Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2013

Transport seems one of the items of infrastructure which was hit and the train line to the South west of England was closed for a number of days. If this was a busy commuter line into a major city and your staff mainly come in to work by train you may have to put your business continuity plans into place to deal with the lack of staff.

Insurance 52

Insurance Insurance Continuity Planning Business Continuity 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2013

Transport seems one of the items of infrastructure which was hit and the train line to the South west of England was closed for a number of days. If this was a busy commuter line into a major city and your staff mainly come in to work by train you may have to put your business continuity plans into place to deal with the lack of staff.

Insurance 52

Insurance Insurance Continuity Planning Business Continuity 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 5, 2020

Remote Work and Business Continuity Planning Challenges. Transport Canada recently announced that telework is here to stay, and it will be a preferred way of working for many of their employees. It doesn't mean that everyone at Transport Canada will be working from home going forward, but many will.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity Impact Analysis BCM 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

When I talk to Jacqui Semple, Head of the EPS and Resilience Lead at Angus Council, about incidents and the lessons learned from them, she always corrects me by saying they are ‘lessons identified’. This week I look at panic buying and what lessons we can identify from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to help prevent this in the future.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Capacity Retail Transportation 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

When I talk to Jacqui Semple, Head of the EPS and Resilience Lead at Angus Council, about incidents and the lessons learned from them, she always corrects me by saying they are ‘lessons identified’. This week I look at panic buying and what lessons we can identify from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to help prevent this in the future.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Capacity Retail Transportation 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. Many organisations, especially those in oil and gas, manufacturing and transport industries, have emergency response plans in place.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan 40

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. Many organisations, especially those in oil and gas, manufacturing and transport industries, have emergency response plans in place.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan 40

Castellan

JUNE 10, 2021

So, what does this mean for operational resilience? Some may ask if cyber events are the next big threat for business continuity, but the statistics demonstrate the threat is already here and now. Cyber resilience and operational resilience are emerging hand-in-hand. Get the Business Continuity Accountability Guide.

Resilience 52

Resilience Healthcare Cybersecurity Impact Analysis 52

Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 4, 2022

According to maritime research and consulting firm Drewry, these issues resulted in freight rates increasing by more than 100% year over year, transportation time increasing by almost 50%, and logistics professionals facing greater difficulty guaranteeing the ability to meet their company’s needs.

Logistics 45

Logistics Transportation Capacity Pandemic 45