BCP Builder

JUNE 1, 2020

When does the Crisis Management team let go and the Business Continuity team take over? I think these two teams need to work together from the outset, but there is a point where the “lead” is handed over from Crisis Management to Business Continuity. Business Continuity is an enabling discipline.

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BCP Builder

JANUARY 20, 2025

These exercises help organisations test, refine, and strengthen their business continuity plans (BCPs) to ensure theyre ready for anything. In this guide, well explore what business continuity exercises are, their importance, and how you can implement them effectively. What Is a Business Continuity Exercise?

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

Business Continuity Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Organizations Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 4 minutes Readers note: Please check our recently published high-level Business Continuity Planning guide. Business Continuity Plan , IT Disaster Recovery Plan , Crisis Management Plan, etc.),

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

Business Continuity Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Organizations. Readers note: Please check our recently published high-level Business Continuity Planning guide. . These plans must address BCM Program requirements, including Emergency Management Procedures (e.g. Business Continuity Management.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 5, 2020

Remote Work and Business Continuity Planning Challenges. The work in the office going forward will be different, and in some aspects, it will introduce a new set of challenges for Business Continuity Planning efforts. Business Continuity Planning Challenges with a Distributed Workforce.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. Savvy organizational leaders employ corporate strategies such as disaster recovery and business continuity to nimbly navigate through such emergencies and maintain functionality in the face of disasters. What is a Business Continuity Plan?

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BCP Builder

JULY 1, 2024

This is where Business Continuity Planning (BCP) becomes indispensable. Minimizing Operational Disruptions Universities are not just educational institutions; they are complex organizations with critical administrative functions, research activities, and healthcare facilities.

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Castellan

MARCH 7, 2022

For decades, many organizations approached business continuity as an annual event. One where disaster response and continuity plans were hammered out, approved, and tucked away, just in case a disruption occurred, waiting until the next year to rinse and repeat. Get The Crisis Management Plan Template.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Legal: The legal team can provide important insight on the legal ramifications of activities performed in response to an emergency. Business continuity planning is a social activity. Crisis Management. Does the person keep the interests of the team and organization at the front of their minds? Extraversion.

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Castellan

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While these processes and older, expensive governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools have been used in business continuity for decades, if you’ve relied on any of them, you know they’re time-consuming, error-prone, and a real headache. When specifying and purchasing business continuity software there are a few key points to consider.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2024

Business Continuity as a Service (BCaaS) brings the philosophy and benefits of SaaS and DRaaS to the provision of business continuity services. As with other “as a Service” models, BCaaS offerings may provide scalability, cost-effectiveness, and easier management of business continuity measures.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chemical Safety Board issued a call to chemical facilities to prepare for a harsh hurricane season based on an “above average” outlook on hurricane activity from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Recently, the U.S. NOAA’s predictions also estimate a range of 12 to 17 total named storms this season.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2023

However, in most cases—and with the majority of program deliverables—the people we really need to talk to are the tactical, boots-on-the-ground folks who complete the processes and activities we’ve been hired to assess and protect. In Some Cases, the Senior Executives Are the Best Source There is one exception to what I said above.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2021

We have been proudly working with WEB Aruba to help them create crisis management plans and run exercises. WEB Aruba organises ‘water rationing plan’ exercise How prepared are we in the event that water production and distribution comes to a stop at WEB? The exercise forms part of WEB’s ‘Business Continuity Plan.’

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2021

We have been proudly working with WEB Aruba to help them create crisis management plans and run exercises. WEB Aruba organises ‘water rationing plan’ exercise. This week, the Crisis Management Department at WEB organized a rationing plan exercise. This is not the first exercise related to crisis.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 13, 2024

Devising plans to ensure organization’s business processes (accounts payable, customer service, sales, etc.) Crisis management. Making plans to manage emergencies and crises. But again, this is not to say that banking on your ability to improvise crisis management is wise. It is very risky.

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Everyone knows business continuity planning can help organizations prepare for emergencies. We’ll look at examples pertaining to incident management, the business impact analysis (BIA), third-party vendors, risk assessments and exercises, and time and effort. They use this information in devising recovery plans.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

In times of crisis, a comprehensive business continuity plan ensures that every facet of the organization is resilient. Myth 2: Business Continuity Plans Are Only for Large Enterprises. Size doesn’t dictate the need for business continuity.

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Castellan

JUNE 15, 2021

The good news is a majority of organizations (60%) say their business continuity plans and preparation helped them prevent a disruption in the past year, compared to only 40% who weren’t able to prevent a disruption based on preparation. Small Teams, Big Responsibilities. Increasing Program Maturity and Related Impact.

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Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Let’s explore the transformative role of innovations and emerging technologies in shaping the future of business continuity, along with crisis management and disaster recovery to enhance organizational resilience.

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Castellan

JUNE 2, 2021

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! Situational awareness is also a critical competency as it pertains to crisis management. After a slight downturn in March 2020, U.S.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This analysis helps stakeholders and business continuity planning teams to arrive at recovery timeframes and the steps needed to fortify operations and internal resources from the projected impacts. The BIA part of the business continuity planning is most likely where the MTD will be defined for critical business processes.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Where we may get involved is the crisis management of the incident. This is just the type of incident, I think, which should be handled by the organisations strategic/crisis team and handled using an incident plan. Where we can add value within this relationship is checking their business continuity plan.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Where we may get involved is the crisis management of the incident. This is just the type of incident, I think, which should be handled by the organisations strategic/crisis team and handled using an incident plan. Where we can add value within this relationship is checking their business continuity plan.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2019

In Part 2 of Charlie’s blogs on Business Continuity Plans, he looks at the different audiences and how we can develop future plans. In last week’s bulletin we looked at what plans are for and the different purposes of business continuity and crisis management plans.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2019

In Part 2 of Charlie’s blogs on Business Continuity Plans, he looks at the different audiences and how we can develop future plans. In last week’s bulletin we looked at what plans are for and the different purposes of business continuity and crisis management plans.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

All aspects of Business Continuity, including planning, training, stress testing and exercising of Business Continuity Plans will be seen as a priority. Many professionals in senior roles did not understand, nor even care to understand business continuity and organisational resilience strategies.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

All aspects of Business Continuity, including planning, training, stress testing and exercising of Business Continuity Plans will be seen as a priority. Many professionals in senior roles did not understand, nor even care to understand business continuity and organisational resilience strategies.

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Castellan

APRIL 6, 2022

When it comes to business continuity planning, a lot of organizations think about anticipated event types and make plans to adequately address them. And some of the best programs take this one step further—they imagine other plausible scenarios and create plans that are flexible enough to address those types of events, too.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

It is best characterized by the concept of the “butterfly effect”; the illustration that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil affects the space, energy, and activity of storm systems in New York City. The application of incident or crisis management , for instance, removes the overly-spontaneous character of a crisis or an event.

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Castellan

JULY 1, 2021

By building active engagement, your team members can better understand how their individual roles fit into the bigger picture for organizational success. A good point to note here is also the impact of remote employees on testing business continuity plans. Many business continuity plans include a variety of scenario assumptions.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

For business continuity people I think this is a very good example of how to plan for an event or an incident which could affect your organisation. If you want to have effective business continuity plans, you have to put in the detailed planning work.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

For business continuity people I think this is a very good example of how to plan for an event or an incident which could affect your organisation. If you want to have effective business continuity plans, you have to put in the detailed planning work.

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Castellan

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The structured approach needed for business interruption risks is business continuity management – a process that analyzes an organization’s risk of business interruption and takes actions to reduce it. If it’s not a plan, what’s the outcome?

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Erwood Group

APRIL 20, 2022

Still, in a tabletop setting in most cases, the participants are expected to know how to access their business continuity plans, how to access information within the plan, and how to walk through the steps to invoke the plan successfully. Endurance>Resilience. Are You Up to the Challenge?

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On Solve

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Steve Goldman discusses the importance of testing your business resiliency and related response plans. An exercise of the elements of a Business Resiliency, Crisis Management, Crisis Communications or IT Disaster Recovery (BR/CM/CC/DR) plan is an important aspect of an organization’s emergency preparedness.

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Risk Management Monitor

MARCH 4, 2022

Cyberrisk has also drawn considerable concern and the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, though the details of increased cyberattack activity are not yet fully known and may be largely unfolding below the surface right now. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans.

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