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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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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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.

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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.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 30, 2022

In this bulletin, Charlie discusses business continuity in Saudi, where he has been conducting exercises and workshops. This week, I have been in Riyadh delivering a series of workshops, exercises, and business continuity reviews. The bottom line is that Saudi is a hotbed of good business continuity practice.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Business continuity programs need to be agile in order to protect their organizations in today’s chaotic environment. Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. That scene could serve as a visual definition of the word agility. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

This week I mark the six elements of the business continuity lifecycle out of 10, based on their effectiveness during the COVID-10 outbreak. I always say that when rolling out business continuity there will usually be a new risk which we discover. Due to this, I mark policy and programme management 3 out of 10.

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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. Then as now, the government published resources to help organizations protect themselves. Other BCM professionals.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

This week I mark the six elements of the business continuity lifecycle out of 10, based on their effectiveness during the COVID-10 outbreak. I always say that when rolling out business continuity there will usually be a new risk which we discover. Due to this, I mark policy and programme management 3 out of 10.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

I felt the first bulletin of this year should look forward to what I see are the issues for business continuity professionals over the next year. Cyber attacks will continue unabated but perhaps aimed at less well-known organisations. So, what do we have to look forward to (or not)? Weather extremes. Global recession.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2023

During COVID, business tended to focus on only two of the five risk types; however, organizations that want to prosper over the long term need to be cognizant of and plan for all five kinds of risk. In one respect, COVID continues to distort people’s approach to risk. Another pandemic could occur.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

For the first bulletin of the year, I felt it should look forward to what I see are the issues for business continuity professionals over the next year. Cyber attacks will continue unabated but perhaps aimed at less well-known organisations. So, what do we have to look forward to (or not) over the next year?

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

I felt the first bulletin of this year should look forward to what I see are the issues for business continuity professionals over the next year. Cyber attacks will continue unabated but perhaps aimed at less well-known organisations. So, what do we have to look forward to (or not)? Weather extremes. Global recession.

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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.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week Charlie discusses Storm Arwen, the cycle of lessons following an incident and why business continuity professionals need to keep an eye on incidents at all times. Government ministers and local politicians said the delays were unacceptable. There was a call for an enquiry, which the government agreed to.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week Charlie discusses Storm Arwen, the cycle of lessons following an incident and why business continuity professionals need to keep an eye on incidents at all times. Government ministers and local politicians said the delays were unacceptable. There was a call for an enquiry, which the government agreed to.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

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. The FBI estimates that up to $6bn of $80bn in government funds earmarked for reconstruction went to insurance fraudsters.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

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. The FBI estimates that up to $6bn of $80bn in government funds earmarked for reconstruction went to insurance fraudsters.

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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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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As it is BCI Education Month, this week Charlie discusses the need for embedding business continuity to create a more resilient future, using examples of scenarios that are happening right now across the world. Was this a failure of business continuity or procurement?

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As it is BCI Education Month, this week Charlie discusses the need for embedding business continuity to create a more resilient future, using examples of scenarios that are happening right now across the world. Was this a failure of business continuity or procurement?

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 11, 2022

The main reason seems to be government incompetence and their inability to anticipate the number of refugees wanting to come to the UK and setting up a system in advance. If I was the MD of an organisation and the business continuity manager had shown this level of ‘failure to plan’, they would be looking for a new job.

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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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Business Resilience Decoded

SEPTEMBER 23, 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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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week Charlie discusses Storm Arwen, the cycle of lessons following an incident and why business continuity professionals need to keep an eye on incidents at all times. Government ministers and local politicians said the delays were unacceptable. There was a call for an enquiry, which the government agreed to.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 11, 2022

The main reason seems to be government incompetence and their inability to anticipate the number of refugees wanting to come to the UK and setting up a system in advance. If I was the MD of an organisation and the business continuity manager had shown this level of ‘failure to plan’, they would be looking for a new job.

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Episode 133: How a Rail Strike Would Derail Supply Chains While the government has narrowly avoided a rail strike for now, it still looms as a possibility in the future. As continuity professionals, we need to be constantly planning for possible disruptions. Talk to your suppliers about their continuity plans.

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Episode 133: How a Rail Strike Would Derail Supply Chains While the government has narrowly avoided a rail strike for now, it still looms as a possibility in the future. As continuity professionals, we need to be constantly planning for possible disruptions. Talk to your suppliers about their continuity plans.

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Episode 133: How a Rail Strike Would Derail Supply Chains While the government has narrowly avoided a rail strike for now, it still looms as a possibility in the future. As continuity professionals, we need to be constantly planning for possible disruptions. Talk to your suppliers about their continuity plans.

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Business Resilience Decoded

JULY 29, 2021

Directing her remarks toward people responsible for diversity and inclusion at their organizations, as well as forward-thinking business continuity and risk management professionals, she lays out some of the key issues lying at the intersection of race and the business resilience profession.

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