Collaborative Partner Spotlight: More Events Coming This Summer
DRI Drive
JUNE 3, 2024
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EP11: Is Business Continuity at a Crossroads? | James Green
The Failover Plan Podcast
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
where he asked and tried to answer the question that many in our profession have been asking- Why was the role of business continuity seen so non-vital, that it was included in layoffs? . Guest Bio: James Green is the Director of Risk Advisory Services at SAI Global. Links: Twitter.
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DRI International Announces Michelle Cross, MBCP, as New President and CEO
DRI Drive
APRIL 4, 2025
A seasoned resilience professional, longtime board member, and DRI Certified Professional, Cross brings decades of experience to the role.
What Does BCI World Hybrid 2024 Tell Us About the State of Business Continuity?
Plan B Consulting
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
In this week’s bulletin, Charlie gives an insight into how the event went and discusses the main business continuity themes throughout the conference. As a general view, I thought the event was as well-attended as last year. Business continuity can be a bit of a lonely business, so a social event is always great.
Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Summer 2024
DRI Drive
MAY 3, 2024
We encourage Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Continuity Planners Association – BCPA will host an in-person event on May 9 at Central Lakes Office Park in Edina, MN, focused on the subject, […] The post Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Summer 2024 appeared first on DRI Drive.
EP18: The Bus is Coming! What do we do? | David Lindstedt Mark Armour James Green
The Failover Plan Podcast
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
So this week on the podcast we’re holding the first of hopefully several round table discussions with some well known voices within business continuity. Guest Bios: Dr. David Lindstedt is a speaker, author, and champion for business continuity. James Green is the Director of Risk Advisory Services at SAI Global.
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The 10 Essential Skills Business Continuity Managers Need to Succeed
Business Continuity Today
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience professions have matured and faced a challenging future. Resilience has taken various forms, and an evolving set of potentially disruptive events face business continuity managers.
Weathering the Storm: Tips for Coping with a Disrupted Climate
MHA Consulting
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Today’s post looks at how companies can ensure they will be resilient in the face of any type of extreme weather event, including fires, floods, and everything in between. And formerly tranquil areas are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Recently, the old patterns have been upended.
Taking the Next Step from Business Continuity
Fusion Risk Management
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
For business continuity professionals, the goal is to protect the organization’s continuity of operations. With operational resilience being a popular topic right now, it is important to note that just having a business continuity program does not mean that your organization is operationally resilient.
Business, Interrupted: Scaling Business Continuity Through Shared Ownership
Castellan
JUNE 6, 2022
When it comes to scaling your business continuity program, there’s no one tried-and-true way to do it. While that’s true, there are some general best practices you can consider to guide your business continuity program so it can flex alongside your organization’s changing and evolving needs. DOWNLOAD NOW. Career Lessons.
Business Continuity is NOT a Data Backup
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. Business Continuity is not a data backup. Let us repeat.
Business Continuity is NOT a Data Backup
Stratogrid Advisory
JULY 6, 2019
Business Continuity is NOT a Data Backup. There is something that bothers many Management Consultants in the Business Continuity and Information Technology field. Have you tried to search for the terms “Business Continuity” or “ Business Continuity Planning ” on Google or Bing search engines recently?
Business, Interrupted: Adopting New Skill Sets to Evolve as Continuity and Resilience Professionals
Castellan
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
As the threat landscape and risks continue to evolve and expand in business continuity and operational resilience for organizations of all sizes around the globe, it is becoming increasingly more important for industry professionals to evolve and change with it. From Disaster Recovery to Operational Resilience.
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What to Expect in Business Continuity Employment for the Last Half of 2021
Castellan
JUNE 2, 2021
business continuity industry saw an average of about 20-25 new job postings each week , with about 30-35 on average internationally. While other industries around the globe struggled to adapt—and many experienced unprecedented job losses—business continuity managed to thrive and grow. Business Continuity Job Trends.
The 10 Essential Skills Business Continuity Managers Need to Succeed
Business Continuity Today
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience professions have matured and faced a challenging future. Resilience has taken various forms, and an evolving set of potentially disruptive events face business continuity managers.
Should You Hire More Business Continuity Staff?
Castellan
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
5 Ways to Increase Support for Your Business Continuity Team. In the business world where executives can sometimes be hyper-focused on dollars-in versus dollars-out—far more than resource allocation for operational resilience—business continuity professionals often find themselves struggling with having to do more with less.
Five Things We Can Learn About Business Continuity From the Coronation of King Charles III
Plan B Consulting
MAY 16, 2023
Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals can take away from the recent coronation of King Charles III and talks about how we can improve our business continuity responses. Plans are important in business continuity and when the plans are implemented, the author may have long left the organisation.
Business, Interrupted: The Resilience Movement and the New Normal for Business Continuity
Castellan
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Continuity. And, as a business continuity professional, have they changed in scope and complexity in the past year? Has the coronavirus pandemic altered the way you approach these for business? It’s going beyond traditional known threats such as severe weather events or technology failures. Resilience.
Optimizing Your BC Program for the Permanent Hybrid Work Model
MHA Consulting
APRIL 13, 2023
Business continuity professionals need to be sure their recovery plans and strategies are fully adapted to the new reality. Business continuity management (BCM) professionals hustled to adapt their recovery strategies and plans to the new workplace model.
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Business, Interrupted: How Cross-Discipline Skills Contribute to Resilience Career Successes
Castellan
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
If you ask many business continuity professionals, their career paths were far from straight and direct. Few, like other professions, pursued a business continuity degree, graduated college, and landed a business continuity role right out of the gate. See How Boards are Prioritizing Resilience.
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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja
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. There are many public-spirited professional groups and organizations focused on BC. Other BCM professionals.
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Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know
Business Resilience Decoded
AUGUST 25, 2022
Episode 119: Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Seals is an award-winning journalist with a background in publication design, business media, content management, sports journalism, social media, and podcasting.
Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know
Business Resilience Decoded
AUGUST 25, 2022
Episode 119: Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Jon Seals, producer Jon Seals is the editor in chief at Disaster Recovery Journal, the leading magazine/event in business continuity.
Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know
Business Resilience Decoded
AUGUST 25, 2022
Episode 119: Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to Know This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Jon Seals, producer Jon Seals is the editor in chief at Disaster Recovery Journal, the leading magazine/event in business continuity.
A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal Life
Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Episode 124: A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal Life This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. As business continuity professionals, we prepare for possible disasters that may strike the business world.
A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal Life
Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Episode 124: A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal Life This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. As business continuity professionals, we prepare for possible disasters that may strike the business world.
Reviewing the Five Types of Risk
MHA Consulting
APRIL 27, 2023
In one respect, COVID continues to distort people’s approach to risk. It does so because recency bias makes recent past events loom the largest in people’s expectations of the future. The wise organization develops strategies and plans to mitigate and prepare for all five types of risk. Another pandemic could occur.
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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional
MHA Consulting
JULY 27, 2023
The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. Right now, the pace of change in the broader society is as fast as I’ve ever seen it, and that looks to continue for the foreseeable future. Over time, organisms that are capable of adapting to change thrive while those that don’t go extinct.
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Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Episode 124: A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal Life This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. As business continuity professionals, we prepare for possible disasters that may strike the business world.
The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk
MHA Consulting
MARCH 2, 2023
Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.
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New Year’s Resolutions
KingsBridge BCP
JANUARY 3, 2022
It’s human nature not to, but as Business Continuity professionals we must keep looking forward to anticipate new risks even when it seems that “been there, done that” is the collective mood during these Uncertain Times. Some people will say the events of 2020 were so extreme that they will never happen again.
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Disaster Trolls Podcast
Plan B Consulting
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Charlie recommends a podcast series he’s been listening to recently and discusses why it is important for business continuity professionals to be aware of trolls. . As business continuity professionals, it is important for us to understand the world of trolls.
Global Turmoil Making You Ill? Try a Dose of Risk Management
MHA Consulting
OCTOBER 19, 2022
For the past few years the news has been a drumbeat of threatening events—and the beat seems to be growing louder. It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuity professional feel unwell. Leaders and business continuity professionals are justified in feeling uneasy about what the future might hold.
Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership
MHA Consulting
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Try a Dose of Risk Management As a business continuity professional, I tip my hat to any organization that makes a serious effort to reduce its risks. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?
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Supply Chain Resilience in the Wine & Spirits Industry
Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Episode 161: Supply Chain Resilience in the Wine & Spirits Industry Supply chains continue to be a trending topic, and in this episode, we’re digging into managing and troubleshooting supply chains for the wine and spirits industry. Having executive support is crucial for the success of your business continuity team.
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Zero Trust Security: What BC Practitioners Need to Know
MHA Consulting
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Here’s what business continuity professionals need to know about the rigorous new security framework that is designed to protect organizations from hackers and their bots. What BC Professionals Need to Know What do you as a business continuity professional need to know about Zero Trust?
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The Intersection of BCM and ERM
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. And with crises capturing headlines every day, more and more executive managers are developing or maturing their business continuity programs. Why have both?
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Comments on the Yorkshire Cricket Club Racism Crisis
Plan B Consulting
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
This week, Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals should take away from the Yorkshire Cricket Club scandal, and points to consider when thinking about your own company. I suspect that there are lots of events, scandals and stories which never made it to the news when they normally would.
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Comments on the Yorkshire Cricket Club Racism Crisis
Plan B Consulting
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
This week, Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals should take away from the Yorkshire Cricket Club scandal, and points to consider when thinking about your own company. I suspect that there are lots of events, scandals and stories which never made it to the news when they normally would.
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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???
Stratogrid Advisory
JUNE 15, 2020
Why is so "darn" hard to engage IT Organization in Business Continuity efforts??? 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. It’s happening everywhere!
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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???
Stratogrid Advisory
JUNE 15, 2020
Why is so "darn" hard to engage IT Organization in Business Continuity efforts??? In our previous articles , we outlined the reasons why the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program is essential to your organization. The “business” will need to see IT as an integral part of their mission statement.
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52 The Dark Side of Incident Recovery
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
After the initial euphoria of the event and “everyone pulling together”, there can be a dark side to the incident. As business continuity professionals, you have to be aware of this and take steps to ensure that unscrupulous people and organisations are not taking advantage of the situation.
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52 The Dark Side of Incident Recovery
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
After the initial euphoria of the event and “everyone pulling together”, there can be a dark side to the incident. As business continuity professionals, you have to be aware of this and take steps to ensure that unscrupulous people and organisations are not taking advantage of the situation.
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DRJ Fall 2022 Conference Recap
Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
While the DRJ Fall 2022 conference is now over, it proved to be a lively mix of businesses, vendors, and professionals coming together to discuss all things business continuity and disaster recovery. Request a demo at [link] today! LinkedIn: [link] Book Mathews as a speaker: [link]. Request a demo at [link] today!
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