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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery. 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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All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources

MHA Consulting

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. Which would cause the greatest impact if it was down for six hours: Manufacturing? What Goes Into A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Report? Customer Service?

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Lessons from a Botched BIA: Learning from One Company’s Mistakes

MHA Consulting

In one recent engagement, MHA was tasked with picking up the pieces after a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) conducted by another consulting firm suffered a crack-up. The company—a global manufacturing concern—said they had a BIA in hand and they wanted MHA to use it as the basis for implementing their BC program across the organization.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Section 4 - Business Impact Analysis. Section 7 - IT Disaster Recovery Plan. 4 – Business Impact Analysis. 7 – IT Disaster Recovery Plan. 4 – Business Impact Analysis. 7 – IT Disaster Recovery Plan. 4 – Business Impact Analysis.

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An Introduction to FFIEC: BCM’s Gold Standard

MHA Consulting

It has greater governance, risk assessment, business impact analysis, planning, testing, and maintenance requirements than any other standard. FFIEC’s requirements are very stringent due to the critical role financial institutions play in the economy.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Regardless of the industry (non-profit organizations, professional services companies, manufacturing, public sector, etc.),

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The Common Mistake of “Inviting by Title”

MHA Consulting

What’s more, we run into it across the whole range of organizations MHA works with, from healthcare to manufacturing to education and beyond. The C-Suite and other high-ranking executives are usually the primary SMEs if the engagement has to do with program governance or crisis management, where the senior management is the front line.