MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

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.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

JANUARY 5, 2024

From the early days, BCM founder Jonathan Bernstein had a clear vision. Each event has reinforced the undeniable need for competent crisis management. He sought to educate those thrust into crisis management roles, whether by design or circumstance or, as he put it, “whether it’s in your job description or not!

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2024

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. The goal is to help organizations recover and quickly resume normal operations in the event of a disaster affecting their IT systems. Introducing BCaaS What is BCaas?

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Castellan

APRIL 1, 2022

What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)? In its best form, as an element of resilience management, business continuity management applies a holistic, cross-discipline approach across your organization to minimize the frequency of disruptions and lessen the impact of disruptive events. What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Most of these have had demonstrable impacts on the practice of business continuity management (BCM), rendering some traditional practices obsolete and ushering in new concerns and techniques. 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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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We’ll also share some ideas on how you can ensure that your documentation is not simply window dressing but is a real aid that can improve your company’s ability to recover in the event of a disruption. The steps for recovering from a cyber event should be spelled out very clearly. Common Mistake No.

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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. In our experience at MHA, most organizations do pretty well with the tactical side of CM—writing plans to accomplish the CM priorities and executing on them when an event occurs.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

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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DRI Drive

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I’m pleased to report that DRI2022: The Business Continuity Conference, our 10th event, was a huge success thanks to the energy and dedication of our community of resilience professionals! It’s been almost exactly two years since the last in-person industry event, DRI2020 in Savannah, Georgia.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2023

These range from workplace violence to the weather to cyberattacks to supply chain disruptions caused by far-flung geopolitical events. Taking steps to reduce the likelihood of a negative event occurring, though not removing it completely. Here’s a bit more on those four strategies: Avoiding risk. Reducing risk. Transferring risk.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Fully understanding the situation, what your audiences expect, and your organization’s history with similar events can help determine the right call. Technology’s Role: Enhancing Efficiency and Reach In the digital era, technology plays a pivotal role in crisis management.

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Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 14, 2019

BCM Trends for 2020! The Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) recently released its 4th Annual BCM Trends and Predictions Report , which provides predictions for resilience trends in 2019/2020. Climate change and an increase in extreme weather events both pose a big problem for business continuity planners. BCM as a Service.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While every company endeavors to build a robust brand, unforeseen events can sometimes threaten that image. Understanding Crisis PR Firms At its core, these firms specialize in shaping narratives during unexpected events, ensuring your company’s image remains untarnished.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. 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.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Scientific Advisors: Such as epidemiologists in the event of a health crisis. The BCM Blogging Team The post Crisis Management Team, Assemble! Finance Experts: To manage and mitigate financial risks and implications. Security Professionals: For dealing with physical threats to the organization or its personnel.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

(These are adapted from Chapter 6: “Crisis Communications: Sharing Information and Protecting Your Brand,” in Crisis Management: A Handbook for BCM Professionals, by myself and Michael Herrera; available for free download here.) Free Ebook Crisis Management: A Handbook for BCM Professionals. That is no longer a viable strategy.”

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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

APRIL 13, 2023

Business continuity management (BCM) professionals hustled to adapt their recovery strategies and plans to the new workplace model. The topic for today is, now that the hybrid model appears to be a permanent fixture, do BCM offices need to revisit their recovery strategies and plans? The answer is yes.

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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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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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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Importance of Business Continuity in M odern Enterprises Business Continuity and Crisis Management Go Hand in Hand In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and unexpected global events, ensuring uninterrupted business operations—termed “business continuity”—is paramount.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Software Buyer’s Guide: Five Things to Know Before You Buy Introducing RMIS Recently, we’ve been getting many questions from our consulting clients about whether their organizations should consider investing in an RMIS. Incident Management. Reporting and Analytics.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

MARCH 29, 2023

A crisis management plan is a documented set of procedures that outlines how a company will respond to an unexpected event that has the potential to harm operations, reputation, or the financial bottom line. Ensures Business Continuity Another benefit of having a crisis management plan in place is that it ensures business continuity.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Many schools now have regular drills for staff and pupils to practice dealing with an event similar to what happened at Sandy Hook. You should be training your security, facilities management and reception staff to recognise hostile reconnaissance so you may be able to prevent an event before it occurs.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Many schools now have regular drills for staff and pupils to practice dealing with an event similar to what happened at Sandy Hook. You should be training your security, facilities management and reception staff to recognise hostile reconnaissance so you may be able to prevent an event before it occurs.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

What insurances are in place to cover overseas events? Does your organisation’s insurance cover all likely events? The post 10 questions a BCM should ask about staff travelling abroad appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Who has knowledge of the insurance so it can be used at short notice?

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

What insurances are in place to cover overseas events? Does your organisation’s insurance cover all likely events? The post 10 questions a BCM should ask about staff travelling abroad appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Who has knowledge of the insurance so it can be used at short notice?

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Virtual Corporation

AUGUST 23, 2021

Learn more about how our methods, software tools, and templates are highly scalable and easy to use across sectors at this one-of-a-kind business continuity event. Stop by our virtual booth to learn about how Virtual Corporation specializes in partnering to develop and sustain repeatable, practical continuity capabilities.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 6, 2017

So in terms of risk, the event is small, but this should not stop us from responding. During terrorist events, it is a good idea to gather together your incident management team. Have they been briefed to call into your organisation to confirm that they are safe, if they hear of an event local to them?

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 6, 2017

So in terms of risk, the event is small, but this should not stop us from responding. During terrorist events, it is a good idea to gather together your incident management team. Have they been briefed to call into your organisation to confirm that they are safe, if they hear of an event local to them?

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IT Governance BC

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

BCM (business continuity management) is a form of risk management that deals with the threat of business activities or processes being interrupted. It involves defining and implementing policies and procedures to ensure an effective response in the event of a major disruption so that you can continue to provide an acceptable level of service.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For those in the manufacturing industry, critical events threaten financial loss due to unplanned downtime, reduced factory utilization rates, lost revenue, and even employees put at risk. Teams need to have a business continuity plan template for manufacturing that is fully developed and easily accessible should a critical event occur.

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DRI Drive

MARCH 28, 2022

DRI International will be hosting the Resilience Excellence Summit — a free online event May 2-4, 2022 — including educational sessions and a few words from our Awards of Excellence winners. We launched the Resilience Excellence Summit last year, when in-person conferences were impossible.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It might be a social media mishap, an abrupt product recall, or a global event affecting operations. The BCM Blogging Team bernsteincrisismanagement.com The post Crisis Response 101: Mastering the Art of Firefighting in Business appeared first on Bernstein Crisis Management.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I can tell you from experience that an organization full of people who understand the importance of crisis management efforts, and what their specific roles are when it comes to crunch time, prevent more negative events and drastically shorten the length of any given crisis situation versus those who come in unprepared. The BCM Blogging Team.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Crisis Communication Strategy: First 5 Things To Do When a Crisis Breaks A major part of any crisis communication strategy is doing the preparedness and prevention work before you find yourself facing true crisis-level events that threaten to harm people or property, seriously interrupt operations and/or damage reputation.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Many organizations lack sufficient backup power supplies to keep even their most critical equipment functioning in the event of a power outage. The job of the BCM professional is to inform management of the risk situation and press them to make a decision on how much risk they are willing to live with. Do not water down the message.

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