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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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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

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Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. A good BC strategy can help you swiftly recover your critical business processes in the event of a disruption, identify gaps that need to be remediated, and determine what training is necessary.

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Customer Value Story: Planning for the Unexpected

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Their process for developing and updating their BCP initially involved holding in-person interviews with department heads to gather information about various impacts to their core processes in case of an outage: Who are their key team members? This lets them easily determine which processes need to be prioritized during an outage.

BCP 94
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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

Organizations now have to contend with a heightened risk of drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, political unrest, global conflict, cyberattack, power outages, active shooters, supply chain disruptions, pandemic, social-media impacts, and all the rest. Artificial intelligence is coming to BC.

BCM 92
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What Does a Business Continuity Plan Typically Include? [Complete Guide]

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It’s important to actively invest time and energy into preparing for any potential risk before a potential event of a disaster so that if or when it does, your BCP directs you to the necessary resources to return to business as usual. Be sure to implement strategic mitigations as part of your business impact analysis.

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How Often Should A BCP Be Reviewed?

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As a result, you’ll be able to better allocate the necessary resources and ensure that backup strategies are in place to maintain basic operations following a loss or outage. Housing everything in one centralized program allows you to quickly and easily navigate to the right resources amidst an emergency event. Report historical data.

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Disaster Recovery Plan vs. Business Continuity Plan: Is There a Difference?

Diligent

But while definitions may diverge slightly, the general understanding is that a business continuity plan (BCP) is designed to ensure that your business can maintain its operations in the event of a disaster, whatever form that might take. Central to this is the need to maintain accurate information on all your entities and subsidiaries.