Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

For the first bulletin of the year, I felt it should look forward to what I see are the issues for business continuity professionals over the next year. Cyber attacks will continue unabated but perhaps aimed at less well-known organisations. The article I read this morning seems to confirm this. Weather extremes.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Secondly, the response to lockdown, shutting down whole sectors of the economy, social distancing and mask-wearing – I have yet to see anyone who had this in their plans previously. If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 30, 2022

The business continuity management system in the bank I was working with, had been implemented by local Saudi business continuity professionals rather than consultants. I have reviewed a number of plans here in Saudi, and I have been impressed with their quality.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One of the questions that came to mind for me was, did business continuity professionals identify that carbon dioxide was a key component of their company’s products and did they raise the alarm early? I then read an article stating that the price at the moment of second-hand cars often exceeds the cost of a new car.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2020

Beyond mentioning reputational issues, the GPG does not give any further guidance on how to plan and then respond to them. Business continuity professionals should have the skills to be able to plan for reputational incidents, as well as the PPRS incidents. Be very clear to senior managers the scope of BC.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2020

Beyond mentioning reputational issues, the GPG does not give any further guidance on how to plan and then respond to them. Business continuity professionals should have the skills to be able to plan for reputational incidents, as well as the PPRS incidents. Be very clear to senior managers the scope of BC.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One of the questions that came to mind for me was, did business continuity professionals identify that carbon dioxide was a key component of their company’s products and did they raise the alarm early? I then read an article stating that the price at the moment of second-hand cars often exceeds the cost of a new car.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 10, 2021

This week I look at why building capability is important for implementing your business continuity plan. In terms of responses, many business continuity plans contain several responses, they could typically be in response to: Loss of a building Loss of IT Loss of people Loss of a key supplier.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One of the questions that came to mind for me was, did business continuity professionals identify that carbon dioxide was a key component of their company’s products and did they raise the alarm early? I then read an article stating that the price at the moment of second-hand cars often exceeds the cost of a new car.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 27, 2018

After his journey to Key West, Charlie advises business continuity professionals to look at access to their organisation’s site as a possible single point of failure and consider the impact of any potential road closures. I have heard all about the Keys and thought it was a good excuse to go there for a couple of days.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In the midst of hurricane season, Charlie advises business continuity professionals what they can learn from past hurricanes, in preparation for any future incidents. So, what can we learn from these two events and how should they inform our business continuity planning?

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

Most of the plans and documents they are using are ones left over from the last pandemic. I always say that our role as business continuity professionals is to horizon scan and look out for new risks, but many of us, including the government, didn’t identify and prepare for this new threat.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Is Business Continuity Planning Dead? Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 3 minutes The death of the business continuity planning and profession has been predicted quite a few times over the last decade. However, this does not mean that the field of business continuity planning is perfect.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Is Business Continuity Planning Dead? The death of the business continuity planning and profession has been predicted quite a few times over the last decade. The truth is that business continuity planning will likely never die. Not really! Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic. Lack of Innovation.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The initial and obvious answer is yes, it is a business continuity issue and probably the largest incident most business continuity professionals will face in their lifetime. Certain sectors such as supermarkets, internet shopping and logistic companies then had a huge surge in demand.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. 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. ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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