MHA Consulting

MARCH 9, 2023

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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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.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

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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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

Not another BCM Program audit? 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. BCM Program Audits. Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic.

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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

MARCH 23, 2023

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

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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. The only track of action for organizations is to ensure that their emergency management plans and procedures are fully implemented and updated.

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BCM METRICS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When it comes to business continuity management, many otherwise rational organizations behave in an irrational way. They make a commitment to improve their BCM program then sharply limit the amount of time the BCM team can talk to the departmental subject matter experts, effectively dooming the effort to failure.

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Stratogrid Advisory

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

BCM Program Governance is a key for it's success. Governance is a vital part of every organization because it ensures that employees and management at all levels of the organization are doing the right things and working to reach the same common goal. BCM Program requires a strong Governance model. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

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Castellan

MAY 16, 2022

As such, these evolving work environments have created new challenges for business continuity, including new and evolving risks for resilience management. Recently, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced it has released a new tool to help organizations better manage remote work risks.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 6, 2023

One of the most common complaints from my consulting clients is that doing a formal business impact analysis, or BIA, is a waste of time. Finally, the dim view of BIAs held by the BC office and the business departments is often shared by senior management. The BIA is often referred to as the foundation of BCM program.

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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. Step 3: Determine the Members of Your BCM Team To develop a BC strategy you need to assemble a business continuity management (BCM) team.

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Related on BCMMETRICS: Don’t Give Up the Ship: Demonstrating the Benefits of Rigorous Crisis Management Training Benefits That Go Beyond BC The main purpose of a business continuity management (BCM) program is to help an organization get through disruptions with the least possible impact to its operations, reputation, stakeholders, and bottom line.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

In the “ An Introduction to Business Continuity Planning ” article, we outlined the main components of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program and introduced the basics of Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Management Support We know that running a small or medium business is not without challenges.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

In the “ An Introduction to Business Continuity Planning ” article, we outlined the main components of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program and introduced the basics of Business Continuity Planning (BCP). . Management Support. Managed Services Providers – MSPs, cloud service providers, etc.).

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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. emergency management). emergency management).

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BCM METRICS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is one of the fundamental building blocks of a sound business continuity management program. In today’s post, we’ll look at six mistakes companies commonly make in conducting BIAs and explain how to get those areas right.

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Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 21, 2020

Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 4 minutes Organizational culture is an often-overlooked factor in the long-term viability of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Programs. Business Continuity Managers must be included at the senior leadership table. It underlines the way an organization operates.

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Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 21, 2020

Organizational culture is an often-overlooked factor in the long-term viability of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Programs. Many organizations understand the importance of Business Continuity Planning processes, such as Risks Assessment or a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). BCM Program effectiveness.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

Last Updated on June 15, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 5 minutes In our previous articles , we outlined the reasons why the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program is essential to your organization. Why is so "darn" hard to engage IT Organization in Business Continuity efforts??? It’s happening everywhere!

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

In our previous articles , we outlined the reasons why the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program is essential to your organization. The conclusion is that IT is too reluctant to engage in BCM activities, very slow to react and deliver, and typically a cause of delayed business continuity planning engagements. 22 Articles.

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Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 11, 2020

Listed below are some of the most common justifications for not implementing a robust Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program : 1. Is it aligned with your business continuity requirements ( Business Impact Analysis - BIA anyone)? Key BCM Program stakeholders moving into new positions or leaving the company.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Risk Assessment will increase your organization’s awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, which will let your management make better decisions. However, each organization will have slightly different impacts from the same risks and chances are, the probabilities of those risks will also differ. What are the steps to assess risk?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Risk Assessment will increase your organization’s awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, which will let your management make better decisions. However, each organization will have slightly different impacts from the same risks and chances are, the probabilities of those risks will also differ. Business Continuity Management.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2023

The irony is, in many cases, it is the mid-level, hands-on managers who are best positioned to provide the knowledge we need to complete the engagement. Too often, the project managers leave out those people (at least initially) and only include members of the C-Suite or other high-ranking executives.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Management Disconnect Another struggle business continuity planners face a level of senior leadership and management engagement. The business continuity professional understands the planning, and the senior management understands their business, but neither one can accomplish their goals without working collaboratively.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Management Disconnect. Another struggle business continuity planners face a level of senior leadership and management engagement. The business continuity professional understands the planning, and the senior management understands their business, but neither one can accomplish their goals without working collaboratively.

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Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

ITDR Planning depends on Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessments The goal of ITDR planning is to prioritize the recovery of various IT systems and applications and to ensure that recovery capabilities meet operational requirements.

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Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

ITDR Planning depends on Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessments. Once an organization has mapped out all dependencies and inter-dependencies ( Business Impact Analysis process), they can then evaluate their recovery time and point objectives (RTO/RPO) and their recovery capabilities. BCM as a Service.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 5, 2020

Some of them are that it will kill our productivity or destroy organizational culture, and the clear preference of some micro-managers who realized that nagging of their employees could be "virtually" impossible over the Zoom or Microsoft Teams platforms. This is why Business Continuity Management is a Program. BCM as a Service.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? What Is a Risk Maturity Model?

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? What Is a Risk Maturity Model?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

Business Continuity is NOT a Data Backup Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 5 minutes There is something that bothers many Management Consultants in the Business Continuity and Information Technology field. Wikipedia), you will find link after link to articles written by local Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

There is something that bothers many Management Consultants in the Business Continuity and Information Technology field. Wikipedia), you will find link after link to articles written by local Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Start with a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

They are the tool we apply to reduce the risk the organization is running, ideally to the point of bringing the organization’s residual risk below the level deemed acceptable by management. Does the team have sufficient management support? Business Impact Analysis. Do your team members have enough training? Recovery Plan.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Disaster Recovery Defined Andrew Hiles has a particularly good definition of disaster recovery in his book Business Continuity Management, Global Best Practices. Each segment of the organization identifies critical processes, applications, resources, personnel, and recovery timeframes (through a business impact analysis (BIA)).

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Your IT disaster recovery planning team should consist of the following: Management Steering Committee. The disaster recovery coordinator is an individual usually from the IT department who manages the overall recovery in the event of a disruption. This group is made up of executives who oversee the process at a high level.

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