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In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. However, there is one aspect of doing BCM that is much better and easier than it was when I was getting started 25 years ago.
The same thing is true of organizations and business continuityprofessionals. Further Reading We’ve written a lot on how the field of BC is changing and what it takes to thrive as a BC professional in the current environment.
Business continuity programs need to be agile in order to protect their organizations in today’s chaotic environment. Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute. Unfortunately, many companies’ BCM programs are anything but agile.
As a practical activity, enterprise risk management (ERM) centers on eight distinct risk domains, some strategic and some operational. When you get right down to it, everything we do in business continuity is about reducing risk. This activity, by the way, is not a one-and-done project but an ongoing process.
Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuityprofessionals. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.
Business continuityprofessionals who want to make their organizations more resilient should make a conscious effort to become gap hunters. Doing this work is one of the most productive activities a BC professional can undertake. This cuts across all areas of BC activity. Having these items is not enough.
Last Updated on June 15, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 5 minutes In our previous articles , we outlined the reasons why the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program is essential to your organization. The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity.
In our previous articles , we outlined the reasons why the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program is essential to your organization. The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It’s happening everywhere! IT must be engaged (early)!
Many business management disciplines, including Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Operational Risk Management (ORM), contribute to continuous improvement and safeguards of the organization’s resources and strategic goals. And what are the organization’s business continuity requirements? What could go wrong?
Many business management disciplines, including Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Operational Risk Management (ORM), contribute to continuous improvement and safeguards of the organization’s resources and strategic goals. Start with a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. What could go wrong?
Try a Dose of Risk Management As a business continuityprofessional, I tip my hat to any organization that makes a serious effort to reduce its risks. Cameras are not pointed at all key areas and hence are unable to provide visual confirmation of the activities in the area.
Many business continuity planning activities revolve around procedures that do not need to change much, as the time tested approach can be applied to any organization, regardless of their industry or size. Management Disconnect Another struggle business continuity planners face a level of senior leadership and management engagement.
Many business continuity planning activities revolve around procedures that do not need to change much, as the time tested approach can be applied to any organization, regardless of their industry or size. Engagement from senior leadership is imperative to business continuity planning efforts. Business Continuity Management.
new business continuity job postings reached an average of 30-35 per week, with international numbers increasing to 40-45 posts. In 20 years, we’ve never seen that amount of activity! Get the Business Continuity Accountability Guide. Get the Business Continuity Accountability Guide. DOWNLOAD NOW. Building Your Team.
It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuityprofessional feel unwell. But organizations should make risk management a routine part of their activities, no matter how the headlines are tending. Leaders and business continuityprofessionals are justified in feeling uneasy about what the future might hold.
If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuityprofessionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.
If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuityprofessionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.
For these reasons, it’s important that IT departments (and business continuityprofessionals) make sure their organizations are capable of restoring their IT services after an outage. Have an overall coordinator for the restoration who actively asks for updates, verifying that tasks are on track. Let’s look at them one by one.
A parallel potential exists in other activities that rely on AI, whether it’s analyzing x-rays, performing air traffic control, or scanning for bank fraud. How can you as a business continuityprofessional help protect your organization against these threats? However, the systems behind them are not infallible.
If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuityprofessionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.
We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program. It requires a budget and long-term commitment (hence why it is a BCM Program).
We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation.
With the election approaching, Charlie discusses its relevance to business continuityprofessionals and how we should deal with incidents in a post-truth world. As the election stumbles to its conclusion next Thursday, I thought I should comment on its relevance to us business continuityprofessionals in today’s bulletin.
With the election approaching, Charlie discusses its relevance to business continuityprofessionals and how we should deal with incidents in a post-truth world. As the election stumbles to its conclusion next Thursday, I thought I should comment on its relevance to us business continuityprofessionals in today’s bulletin.
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