Oz's Business Continuity Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Global pandemics tend to curtail one’s business travel, I find. I don’t get out much these days. Which is unfortunate for a couple of reasons, aside from the obvious one that pandemics can be bad for your health. Firstly it […].

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 18, 2022

When I used to get the train to London, I would have to leave home 24 hours before the training to travel to get there from Glasgow. With online training, I always turn up an hour early, but consideration of travel time, travel costs and accommodation are not required. Time and Money Efficient. Interaction – Breakouts.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to develop your business continuity. The main point I would like ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ to address is the problem of complexity in business continuity.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to develop your business continuity. The main point I would like ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ to address is the problem of complexity in business continuity.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 18, 2022

Time and Money Efficient When I used to get the train to London, I would have to leave home 24 hours before the training to travel to get there from Glasgow. With online training, I always turn up an hour early, but consideration of travel time, travel costs and accommodation are not required.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 10, 2021

This week I look at why building capability is important for implementing your business continuity plan. In this bulletin, I would like to explore some ideas I have about business continuity capabilities. My idea of business continuity capability came from the forces. Capability as used by the UK forces.

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Alert Media

JUNE 17, 2020

The post How and When to Restart Business Travel appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 10, 2021

This week I look at why building capability is important for implementing your business continuity plan. In this bulletin, I would like to explore some ideas I have about business continuity capabilities. Capability as used by the UK forces My idea of business continuity capability came from the forces.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 18, 2022

When I used to get the train to London, I would have to leave home 24 hours before the training to travel to get there from Glasgow. With online training, I always turn up an hour early, but consideration of travel time, travel costs and accommodation are not required. Time and Money Efficient. Interaction – Breakouts.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

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everbridge

JULY 18, 2024

With the frequency and severity of inclement weather events on the rise, it’s essential for organizations to have a robust inclement weather policy in place to protect employees and ensure business continuity. Travel Protector : Even when employees are traveling, Everbridge helps you keep them safe.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. In a crisis, staff might need to travel to different company locations to help with the CM effort. Most companies have a pretty good handle on the tactical side of crisis management.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

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Oz's Business Continuity Blog

JULY 7, 2023

I recently found myself on an early morning train to London. Aside from having to get up at a time starting with a four, an activity verging on the tortuous for an inveterate non-morning person, it was a tad unusual, […]

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 24, 2013

First of all, I think the possibility of bad pollution in our cities has to be added to the growing list of threats, we as business continuity people should think of, and we should think through the consequences of this happening in our locations. The post Smog In The City, A Travel Threat appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 24, 2013

First of all, I think the possibility of bad pollution in our cities has to be added to the growing list of threats, we as business continuity people should think of, and we should think through the consequences of this happening in our locations. The post Smog In The City, A Travel Threat appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I did lots of work whilst there which included working on a business continuity app, planning a business continuity trip for later in the summer and delivering a crisis management course based on BS11200, the crisis management standard.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I did lots of work whilst there which included working on a business continuity app, planning a business continuity trip for later in the summer and delivering a crisis management course based on BS11200, the crisis management standard.

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Business Continuity Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Tornado that hit Kentucky traveled about 220 miles (maybe more). The Business Continuity Show Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [link] Awards:[link] The latest tornado swarm to hit the South East reminds us of how quickly a storm can become unstable and cause destruction across states.

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Business Continuity Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles, you need to be flexible when you travel. The weekend when I was trying to get home from the IAEM conference I have some airplane issues. I ended up staying at the Airport in Grand Rapids Michigan for 14 hours. So let’s chat about making the best out of the situation.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 27, 2023

The biggest number of software sellers were companies selling traveller-monitoring software so you can track travellers, and if they are in trouble, they can report this to their organisation through an app. Alongside traveller monitoring, many of them were also selling threat intelligence.

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Business Continuity Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Tornado that hit Kentucky traveled about 220 miles (maybe more). The Business Continuity Show Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [link] Awards:[link] The latest tornado swarm to hit the South East reminds us of how quickly a storm can become unstable and cause destruction across states.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It also complements and works in tandem with other standards that focus on risk management, business continuity management, and crisis management, like ISO 31000, ISO 22301, and ISO 22361. An example of this is the Business Continuity in the C loud (BCIC) platform, which is used by several Fortune 10 companies.

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Business Continuity Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles, you need to be flexible when you travel. The weekend when I was trying to get home from the IAEM conference I have some airplane issues. I ended up staying at the Airport in Grand Rapids Michigan for 14 hours. So let’s chat about making the best out of the situation.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 18, 2011

Not so much fearing for his safety but thinking that at the moment nobody will want to talk about serious business. Do you have mechanisms in place to ensure you know where your staff are when travelling and then can quickly account for them if a disaster occurs in the area they are visiting. Accounting for staff.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 18, 2011

Not so much fearing for his safety but thinking that at the moment nobody will want to talk about serious business. Do you have mechanisms in place to ensure you know where your staff are when travelling and then can quickly account for them if a disaster occurs in the area they are visiting. Accounting for staff.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It deals with the human aspects of business continuity. Have you thought through the policies which are required for working at an alternative locations such as will additional travel expenses be paid, do staff have to travel in their own time etc How will you reinstate working relationships and boundaries of the workplace.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It deals with the human aspects of business continuity. Arrangements for coping with the immediate effects of the incident Attangements for managing people during the continuity phase Support for staff after recovery. PD25111 has recently been published. The document is ok but to me seems not very well laid out. The facts b.

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Fusion Risk Management

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Activation of Business Continuity Plans Organizations should activate the business continuity plans that they have in place to minimize disruption to their operations. Emerge Stronger in Times of Crisis Geopolitical events have the potential to disrupt global organizations in numerous ways.

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ChannelBloom

AUGUST 24, 2017

Working knowledge of the Storage, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Data Protection, Virtualization, and Backup and Recovery market required. Ability to travel 50% or more of the time. Knowledge of networking or IT Security would be good to have.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 6, 2017

Following the terrorist attack in London, Charlie considers the actions that business continuity managers should take when dealing with similar incidents. In terms of pure business continuity, a terrorist attack of the London sort is unlikely to have much of an impact on your organisation. Do they report in regularly?

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 6, 2017

Following the terrorist attack in London, Charlie considers the actions that business continuity managers should take when dealing with similar incidents. In terms of pure business continuity, a terrorist attack of the London sort is unlikely to have much of an impact on your organisation. Do they report in regularly?

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everbridge

AUGUST 11, 2021

To that end, there was a notable gap around technology, with only 23% strongly agreeing that their organization had the right technology to maintain business continuity, and 76% reporting that technology transformation was an important area to address. Business Continuity. How Remote Work Changed Duty of Care.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On each delivery of the vehicles, the Engineering Unit gave a specific list of additional items they would like which could be placed in the vehicles as they travelled to Ukraine. We didn’t travel in convoy, but in packets of 2-3 vehicles, as some vehicles were spritlier than others. Fraser, you were a lifesaver!

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2020

You can’t have missed the outbreak of the flu-like disease, Coronavirus, and the China’s response of shutting down travel from the City of Wuhan, as well as several other areas and tourist attractions. This week Charlie looks at the ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus, and what precautions your organisation should take to be prepared.

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