MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at why organizations still need to be adept at IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) and describe the four phases of restoring IT services after an outage. Phase 1: Preparation Technically, preparation is not a phase of disaster recovery since it happens before the outage. Let’s look at them one by one.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Communication. Companies should develop pre-determined communication templates by audience (internal and external) and come up with a general schedule for communication to each audience.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Write Stuff: How to Create and Maintain Business Continuity Documentation Five Ways BC Documentation Can Go Wrong An organization can reap myriad benefits by documenting its business continuity or IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) program in the form of written recovery plans.

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Read on to learn about the BCM year in review. It’s the best way to get a handle on the organization, its culture, what their most important business processes are, the threats they face, and the current state of their BCM program. There’s a lot to be said for ruthless efficiency when it comes to BCM. A new focus on efficiency.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. It is also a pretty good depiction of how business continuity management (BCM) programs need to be these days if they are to successfully protect their organizations from the unprecedented number of threats in the environment. Lifecycle parameters.

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Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We live in a global world where technology is changing the way businesses create and capture value, how we work, and how we communicate and interact. In that event, businesses require a disaster recovery plan with best practices to restore hardware, applications, and data in time to meet the business recovery needs.

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Stratogrid Advisory

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

BCM Program Governance is a key for it's success. Unsurprisingly, governance also plays a key role in Business Continuity Management (BCM) , because effective BCM needs to be a part of the organization’s “way of life”. BCM Program requires a strong Governance model. Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic.

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Castellan

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As Business Continuity Management (BCM) programs continue to evolve and mature, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes are just beginning to take hold. Can BCM jumpstart ERM? This article will explore the drivers for both BCM and ERM, as well as how the two intersect and complement one another. Why have both? Definitions.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program. Such a strategy provides critical guidance in developing the recovery plans that are the tactical core of your program.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 23, 2023

FFIEC is, of course, one of many standards that organizations can adopt and seek to come into alignment with to strengthen their BCM programs. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Gold Standard of BCM standards. The Gold Standard FFIEC is the most aggressive standard in the U.S. marketplace.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture. Many companies limit their disaster recovery drills to tabletop exercises, which are the least realistic and least demanding type of BC drills.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture. Many companies limit their disaster recovery drills to tabletop exercises, which are the least realistic and least demanding type of BC drills.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 9, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja Why the BIA Is Important The business impact analysis or BIA is one of the topics Richard Long and I write about the most here on “Roadmap to Resiliency.” Communications? In today’s post, we list, link to, and describe MHA’s best BIA resources. Customer Service?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

They will all have some very high-level, but somewhat relevant business continuity related jargon, but in the first few sentences, the narrative will change from Business Continuity to IT Disaster Recovery. As a result, these plans will be developed without genuinely understanding the ins-and-outs and the complexity of your business.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

They will all have some very high-level, but somewhat relevant business continuity related jargon, but in the first few sentences, the narrative will change from Business Continuity to IT Disaster Recovery. . Start with a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. Crisis Communication and External Agencies Coordination.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Many operations require integrations such as communication or data flowing between departments. Ordinarily, such communication is accomplished automatically. One thing we often see is that when the system goes down and the manual workaround is implemented, the integration and communication part gets left out.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Section 1: The Scope of Business Continuity Myth 1: Business Continuity is Only About IT Disaster Recovery or DR. Contrary to popular belief, business continuity extends far beyond IT recovery. It integrates people, processes, properties, communication, technology and other key areas.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Creating an Emergency Response Plan Every organization needs to develop, implement, communicate, and test an emergency response plan to protect its employees in the event of an emergency such as a fire, flood, tornado, structural collapse, or active shooter incident. Communicate, train on, and test the plan. Keep your plan simple.

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SRM

MARCH 25, 2020

Business Continuity Management (BCM). Using the information gained from the first two stages, an overarching BCM strategy is then produced. Initiation, training and communication across the organisation are crucial in the event that the team is unable to fulfil its role, for whatever reason. Disaster Recovery (DR).

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MHA Consulting

MAY 25, 2023

In today’s blog, we’ll look at those risks from the point of view of a business consultant who specializes in technology and IT disaster recovery. These days everyone is talking about the risks of generative AI technology such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?

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Castellan

JUNE 2, 2021

With the profession front-and-center for many organizations, the pandemic highlighted the value of continuity planning, but it also helped teams quantify value and better communicate program needs to executives and key stakeholders. If you want more insight into the 2021 BCM Compensation Report, you can download it for free here.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Ensuring that the needed advance coordination has taken place with relevant teams such as public relations, legal, insurance, and communications. Developing a clear picture of what kind of sensitive data the organization possesses and where it is located.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

For certain risks you will need to put a mitigation plan in place, i.e. make sure that the single point of failure person shares their knowledge with others, maybe buy from two suppliers rather than one or purchase additional disaster recovery services to make sure that the critical application is less susceptible to downtime.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

For certain risks you will need to put a mitigation plan in place, i.e. make sure that the single point of failure person shares their knowledge with others, maybe buy from two suppliers rather than one or purchase additional disaster recovery services to make sure that the critical application is less susceptible to downtime.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

Have we communicated the policies and standards to the relevant parties? In assessing where your organization stands in this area, good questions to ask include: Do we have policies and standards? Do we enforce them? Are they consistent with best practices? Are they easy to understand? Do they meet the needs of our company?

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KingsBridge BCP

MAY 12, 2023

S2E7 - Pathways to a Career in BCP Join Roswitha in her solo discussion of how ANY career/education path can lead you into the field of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) or Business Continuity Management (BCM). Roswitha and Skip discuss Business Continuity versus Disaster Recovery versus Business Resiliency.

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Stratogrid Advisory

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

BCP is one of the components of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program which should be implemented in organizations of all sizes. The implementation of a BCM Program could be a rather complex and lengthy process, which largely depends on the organization’s size. Reading Time: 6 minutes. Regardless of the industry (e.g.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

I became deeply involved in BCM ( business continuity management ) as a CIO, supporting services 24x7x365, and before that, I was vice president for a boutique risk consulting firm, where I relied on Excel or MS Access to build out plans. Since then, I have always looked to leverage a BCM solution for my employer or customers.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 5, 2020

Communication and Notification – An ability to communicate during the business disruptions was always a challenge and a focus of Business Continuity Planning efforts. BCM as a Service. IT Disaster Recovery. OneDrive cloud sync, SharePoint, document scanning etc.), It never ends. Business Continuity Management.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. The implementation of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program can be a complicated and lengthy process, which directly depends on the organization's size and complexity.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. Section 7 - IT Disaster Recovery Plan. Section 9 - BCM Program Maintenance. 9 – BCM Program Maintenance.

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