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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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. Unfortunately, many resilience and security teams were just not prepared to respond to challenges created by the rapid adoption of these remote teams. Addressing Remote Work Risks.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Let’s explore the significance of business continuity and its role in determining an organization’s resilience. Impact Analysis : Understanding the implications of threats facilitates better preparation. The Foundations of Robust Business Continuity Risk Assessment : Recognizing potential threats is pivotal.

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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. All of these standards are valuable, well-regarded tools that are capable of helping organizations become more resilient. The Gold Standard FFIEC is the most aggressive standard in the U.S.

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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. The second phase of an audit must include an analysis of the information as well as a gap assessment against pre-determined criteria (e.g.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

Not another BCM Program audit? Another Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program audit. BCM Program Audits. A third-party audit of the services and projects managed by the MSP can be an invaluable tool for assessing how well the MSP is fulfilling its role and meeting IT operations and organizational resilience requirements.

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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. There are ten predictions in the report, but this article will explore 5 with the highest impacts. BCM as a Service.

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eBRP

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) has long been a cornerstone of Business Continuity Management (BCM), helping companies identify critical functions and prioritize recovery efforts. However, with the advent of new technologies and the increasing complexity of risks, the traditional BIA methodology is under scrutiny.

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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

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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MHA Consulting

JULY 13, 2023

In one recent engagement, MHA was tasked with picking up the pieces after a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) conducted by another consulting firm suffered a crack-up. A sound BIA is a prerequisite of any company that wants to attain true resilience.

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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. It will be more challenging to re-introduce resilience once the product is already in "production." Here are are a few important ones: 1.

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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

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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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). These plans must address BCM Program requirements, including Emergency Management Procedures (e.g.

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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). . These plans must address BCM Program requirements, including Emergency Management Procedures (e.g.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

These are the measures we can implement to reduce the risk at our organizations, increasing our resilience, and making us better prepared to deal with disruptions. These are also the controls that deliver the most bang for the buck in terms of increased resilience for dollars spent. Business Impact Analysis.

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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?

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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?

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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! IT is (always) busy!

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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. BCM as a Service.

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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)? A data backup alone is not enough to ensure resiliency for the entire organization.

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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

JULY 6, 2019

All of this is making things very difficult for businesses that are trying to address their organizational resilience challenges and increase their business continuity maturity levels. Organizational resilience is a discipline, and there is no single approach to improve it or enhance it.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

All of this is making things very difficult for businesses that are trying to address their organizational resilience challenges and increase their business continuity maturity levels. Organizational resilience is a discipline, and there is no single approach to improve it or enhance it. Business Continuity is not a backup.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 5, 2020

During the planning process, a Business Impact Analysis analyzes and outlines business requirements. The connectivity diversity will be a key for organizational resiliency capabilities. An ability to execute your BCPs is imperative to organizational resiliency readiness. BCM as a Service. Business Impact Analysis.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Related on BCMMETRICS: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Resilient An Eye-Opening Exercise Earlier this week I did a two-hour mock disaster exercise with a healthcare client. Consult your business impact analysis. The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

He writes that disaster recovery is an integral part of an organization’s BCM plan by which the organization intends to recover and restore its information technology, infrastructure and telecommunications capabilities following an incident. Resilience And Planning BC and DR work to make the organization resilient.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

In times of crisis, a comprehensive business continuity plan ensures that every facet of the organization is resilient. A well-rounded plan addresses a spectrum of potential disruptions, ensuring resilience in a wide variety of situations that can cause disruptions. Myth 2: Business Continuity Plans Are Only for Large Enterprises.

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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). S1E10 - Business Resilience. S1E3 - Join us as we talk with Mark Armour of Adaptive BC. S1E20 - Building a Progressive BCP.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). Everyone thinks organisational resilience is a good idea, but nobody can agree on what it is and there’s no ‘official’ process which you can demonstrate compliance. They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). Everyone thinks organisational resilience is a good idea, but nobody can agree on what it is and there’s no ‘official’ process which you can demonstrate compliance. They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). Everyone thinks organisational resilience is a good idea, but nobody can agree on what it is and there’s no ‘official’ process which you can demonstrate compliance. They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Why did we write this guide?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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