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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. As consultants, we are continually surprised to discover that many of our clients do not understand the meaning of these fundamental terms.

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business. It’s interesting to look at BCM practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer regarded as beneficial or sufficient.

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All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources

MHA Consulting

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. This high level of interest in BIAs is completely warranted since the BIA is the lynchpin of a good business continuity management (BCM) program and hence of a resilient organization.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: Roll with the Changes: A New Generation Requires a New Approach to BCM It is comforting to think that if we master one set of marketable skills, we’ll be able to make a living from them for the rest of our careers; however, recent history shows that option is no longer available (if it ever was).

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How BCM Software Can Make Your Business Continuity Program More Agile

MHA Consulting

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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An Introduction to FFIEC: BCM’s Gold Standard

MHA Consulting

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. FFIEC in our industry is best known for providing the business continuity management standard that U.S.

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Not another BCM Program audit?

Stratogrid Advisory

Not another BCM Program audit? Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 4 minutes Another Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program audit. These types of assessments can be used to evaluate an entire organization (management consulting), or any specific system (IT audit), process or project.

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