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EP22: Gamifying Business Continuity | James MacDonnell

The Failover Plan Podcast

Today on the podcast, we’re talking with James MacDonnell - Director, Crisis Management and Business Continuity at BDO USA. But what he’s especially good at is developing ways to gamify business continuity activities. But what he’s especially good at is developing ways to gamify business continuity activities.

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The extra 1% of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

Often as a fan of British sport, and especially Scottish sport, we have the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and we seemingly do well, and then fail at the last moment. Back to the Olympics; is there anything we can learn from our Olympic success which can have an input into our management of business continuity?

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The extra 1% of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

Often as a fan of British sport, and especially Scottish sport, we have the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and we seemingly do well, and then fail at the last moment. Back to the Olympics; is there anything we can learn from our Olympic success which can have an input into our management of business continuity?

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Understanding The Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

everbridge

Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) are often used together and interchangeably. Continued smooth operation is a fairy tale in the business world. This clearly links business functions and technology. Once can argue that both business continuity plans (BCP) and DR are reactive.

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Artificial Intelligence in Business Continuity

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 162: Artificial Intelligence in Business Continuity | Use Cases, Risks, and Our Favorite AI Tools At the recent DRJ conference in Phoenix, the topic everyone wanted to talk about was AI (artificial intelligence).

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The Impact of ESG on Business Continuity

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 166: The Impact of ESG on Business Continuity ESG – which stands for environmental, social, and governance investing – is a way for investors to evaluate risk and social responsibility before investing in companies. Source: Global Risk Management Institute: What Is ESG?

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Business Continuity & The Olympics – is your organisation ready

Plan B Consulting

I attended an excellent talk by Steve Yates at the Scottish Resilience Conference on Monday and he was talking about business continuity and the Olympics. In 2012 there are also other major sporting events such as Wimbledon as well as the Paralympic Games which will again add to the disruption.