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Should You Hire More Business Continuity Staff?

Castellan

Castellan essentially offers three services: project-based consulting (as described here), Castellan business continuity software , and a third service, outsourcing or managed services, which we’ll explore next. Outsourcing or Managed Services. Defining Staffing Options. Full-Time Employees. The Hybrid Model.

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Not another BCM Program audit?

Stratogrid Advisory

As an example, many smaller organizations use Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to outsource their IT operations and IT Disaster Recovery requirements. The second phase of an audit must include an analysis of the information as well as a gap assessment against pre-determined criteria (e.g.

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Not another BCM Program audit?

Stratogrid Advisory

As an example, many smaller organizations use Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to outsource their IT operations and IT Disaster Recovery requirements. The second phase of an audit must include an analysis of the information as well as a gap assessment against pre-determined criteria (e.g. Business Impact Analysis.

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

Stratogrid Advisory

It has a few components that are directly dependent and connected to IT, but the rest of the processes, such as Business Impact Analysis or Risk Analysis, are seen by IT as business processes. It becomes even more challenging if IT infrastructure or applications are outsourced to third-party providers. Change is required!

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

Stratogrid Advisory

It has a few components that are directly dependent and connected to IT, but the rest of the processes, such as Business Impact Analysis or Risk Analysis, are seen by IT as business processes. It becomes even more challenging if IT infrastructure or applications are outsourced to third-party providers. Change is required!

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Top reasons why Business Continuity Planning is ignored!

Stratogrid Advisory

We outsourced everything, so we don’t need a Business Continuity Plan. Your organization made a strategic decision to outsource most of the services which are not your business differentiator. Is it aligned with your business continuity requirements ( Business Impact Analysis - BIA anyone)? Business Impact Analysis.

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IT Disaster Recovery Planning – No worries, we have a backup!

Stratogrid Advisory

Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 3 minutes When asked about their organization’s IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) plans, some will smile and say, “Yes, we have a backup and it is fully outsourced.” This step is where the idea of having a backup often gives organizations a false sense of security.