Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

If excluded, IT may put the emphasis on the recovery of IT components that are not aligned with business recovery requirements. A result will be delayed service/function recovery and potential breach of business requirements (e.g. In conclusion, business continuity planning is an organization-wide activity.

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BCM Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Further Reading on Weather Risk America’s Red Zones: Where Natural Disasters Cluster and What It Means for You What Comes Naturally: Dealing with Disasters Made by Mother Nature Weird Weather: How to Be Resilient In a Time of Climate Chaos Threat Intelligence: A Key Capability for Our Turbulent Times The 4-3-3 Rule for Writing Business Recovery Checklists (..)

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

If the number is equal to or higher than the risk factor-tolerance number, you are well within tolerance range and your business recovery plan is on the mark. If it is lower, then your plan is insufficient and you should take further action to strengthen your business recovery plan.

Mitigation 95

Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 95

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

IT/DR focuses on the recovery of technological assets, whether computers, networks, systems, or applications following a disaster such as a successful cyberattack. BC and IT/DR converge in the activity of aligning business recovery requirements with the IT department’s capabilities.

Disaster Recovery 111

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Manufacturing 111

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ideally, this group will be aware of the need to integrate cyber security and business recovery. From the BC point of view, recovery plans and actions that envision turning to such services need to be consistent with security requirements. Cyber steering committee. Third-party controls and assessment.

Security 103

Security Outage Vulnerability Cybersecurity 103

Online Computers

MAY 22, 2023

Business recovery strategies Your BCP must include strategies and techniques to recover and restore critical business functions and processes affected by the disruption. This means having backup and recovery plans, alternative work locations, and methods for restoring data and systems.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Damage Assessment 52

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Further Reading The Cloud Is Not a Magic Kingdom: Misconceptions About Cloud-Based IT/DR BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies Learning to Talk to Your IT/DR Colleagues The 4-3-3 Rule for Writing Business Recovery Checklists Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team The post Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster (..)

Disaster Recovery 111

Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 111

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2024

Further Reading Taking Care of Business: How to Write a Business Recovery Plan Sounds Like a Plan: The Elements of a Modern Recovery Plan Plan B: As the Recovery Plan Fades, What Will Take Its Place? The MHA blogs listed below set forth the steps needed to create a truly functional BC plan.

Outage 97

Outage Airlines Consulting BCM 97

everbridge

AUGUST 11, 2021

PwC’s analysis is important for organizations who want to improve their critical event management plans so that when the next crisis arises, the right actions can be taken by the right people at the right time to help protect a company’s assets, people, and business operations while reducing business recovery time and costs.

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Resilience Automotive Hospitality Pandemic 98

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

BC plans should be tested annually or when there have been material changes to the organization DR plans are tested at least annually and recovery times revised to establish expectations for return to customary conditions. RTOs and RPOs (recovery point objectives) should agree with the business requirements.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Resilience Telecommunications 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Critical Assistance: How a Consultant Can Strengthen Your Crisis Management Program According to Strong Language: The MHA Glossary of Essential Business Continuity Terminology , crisis management is “the process of trying to resolve a serious adverse event with minimal impact on an organization and its stakeholders.”

Crisis Management 97

Crisis Management Strategic BCM Management 97

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Further Reading For more information on BC best practices and other hot topics in BCM and IT/disaster recovery, check out these recent posts from MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources Thriving in the Hot Seat: Crisis Communication Do’s and Don’ts Vulnerable Vendors: Supplier Weaknesses Put Your Organization (..)

BCM 98

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Internet 98

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Business and Disaster Recovery. Do they understand the key components of business recovery (plan development, recovery strategies, testing, maintenance, etc.) Do they understand the key components of crisis management (team, plan, mock disasters, emergency notification system, etc.)

BCM 105

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 105

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

I aim to cover what incidents might look like, how the business continuity process might change, how resilience might develop and how the role of the business continuity manager could change. So, what do I think incidents are going to look like in 2025?

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Outage Fashion Business Recovery 40

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

I aim to cover what incidents might look like, how the business continuity process might change, how resilience might develop and how the role of the business continuity manager could change. So, what do I think incidents are going to look like in 2025?

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Outage Fashion Business Recovery 40

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Business recovery and continuity of operations If we carry out reputation and stakeholder management, we can limit the impact of the cyber incident. Lastly, existing business recovery and continuity of operation plans should also be used during a cyber breach. Reputation and stakeholder management 2.

Management 40

Management Fashion Business Recovery Communications 40

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Business recovery and continuity of operations. Lastly, existing business recovery and continuity of operation plans should also be used during a cyber breach. For me, these elements address how to manage the effect of the breach on the customer and should be given the same weight as the technical response.

Management 40

Management Fashion Business Recovery Communications 40

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.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Backup BCM Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

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. Some functions may have manual workarounds, but many tasks cannot be performed without the available IT systems.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Backup BCM Impact Analysis 52

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In that event, businesses require a disaster recovery plan with best practices to restore hardware, applications, and data in time to meet the business recovery needs. What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? Why Do I Need One?

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Backup Evaluation Outsourcing 52

Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The questionnaire should include questions about the vendor’s data security practices, business recovery plans, and disaster recovery plans. Due diligence is usually done through vendor questionnaires that assess and compare a vendor’s security setup to industry standards.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Management Vulnerability Risk Management 52

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

The developed BIA tools (in-house developed or leading BCM software platforms) should be used to capture the following information: The business function criticality, business recovery order and minimum service levels. Availability of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manual workaround procedures for businesses processes.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis BCM Disaster Recovery All-Hazards 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In terms of bang for the buck, not all business continuity activities are created equal. One of the most valuable ways BC practitioners can spend their time is making sure their organizations can truly execute on their manual workarounds.

Entertainment 111

Entertainment Business Continuity Activation BCM 111

MHA Consulting

APRIL 28, 2022

To be ready for this eventuality, … The post A Home Away From Home: Crafting a Site Recovery Plan appeared first on MHA Consulting. If a disaster strikes one of your organization’s critical sites, you might need to temporarily shift its operations to a home away from home.

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Consulting Pandemic Business Recovery Disaster Recovery 98

Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

These sections can be created logically such as Operations, Finance, or broken into business recovery areas. Business Continuity Plan Governance. The Erwood Group specializes in and has developed proprietary tools to conduct Financial Impact Analysis for businesses along with our BIAs. Recovery Time Objective.

Continuity Planning 114

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 114

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

There are numerous risks a company can face that will require an Emergency Response Plan. Rather than creating a separate plan for every type of event that could occur, it is advisable to create a basic emergency response checklist that can be used regardless of the emergency. A response plan can cover a variety of emergencies.

Emergency Response 52

Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan Crisis Management 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Accept the Risk : for rarely occurring, low-impact risks that are unlikely to jeopardize the business, it may be reasonable to accept the risk. Depending on a risk’s impact and probability of occurring, different risk control measures can be taken.

Risk Reduction 52

Risk Reduction Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Awareness may be raised by a Business Continuity Education and Awareness program. A search within your organization could reveal operational incidents, failures of service level achievements, quality deficiencies, help desk issues, product defects and other problems which could have been disasters.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Education Consulting Activation 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

As a leading continuity-consulting firm to major private and public entities over the last thirteen (13) years, we have worked across many industries and seen varying levels of organizational preparedness in the event of an unplanned disruption due to natural, man-made or technological events.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Crisis Management Outage Technology 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

On a recent post, we discussed the basics of the Incident Command System (ICS). This week we are building off of these ideas and seeing how a typical ICS structure may look for a corporation. ICS enables integrated communication and planning by establishing a manageable span of control.

Logistics 52

Logistics Retail BCP Emergency Response 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Organized Chaos isn’t a new term. But I have always advised our clients that what you want in your organization during a crisis is “organized chaos. Consider the following scenario: There is a blazing fire in a building. There is heavy smoke and flames everywhere; you can hardly see your hand in front of you.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Consulting Activation Application 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Managing an enterprise BCM program requires BCM Practitioners to address many program initiatives and tasks that must must seamlessly work together. I liken BCM programs to a watch with many moving parts; some critical and others not so critical to its operation and ability to provide accurate time. audit requests, questionnaires, etc.)

BCM 52

BCM Outsourcing Audit Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

As BCM Practitioners we are often required to dream up, plan, implement and facilitate a mock disaster exercise for our Crisis Management teams. The planning process is crucial to developing an exercise that meets the needs of your organization.

BCM 52

BCM Crisis Management Consulting Management 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

A recent Harvard Business Review article in the December 2013 edition entitled “The Hidden Benefits of Keeping Teams Intact” discussed the benefits and reasons for keeping teams familiar with each other. So how does this apply to us?

BCM 52

BCM Crisis Management Hospitality Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Plans to test should include business processes, IT systems, work area recovery, pandemic, and more. Some tests only involve two people while others can include an entire department. All tests require preparation time. This is necessary to coordinate schedules of people, exercise control rooms, and equipment.

Command Center 52

Command Center Telecommunications Backup Transportation 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

The scenario may describe any disruption to the normal flow of business. A disaster scenario is a hypothetical incident that gives participants a problem to work through. When selecting a scenario, be sure to make it one that is realistic as well as broad enough to include several teams to test intergroup communications.

Telecommunications 52

Telecommunications Hazard Communications Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

If an organization is providing its own recovery site, it is going to require regular maintenance in order to match requirements of the site it’s supporting. As the original facility is likely to change and evolve over time, so must the recovery center.

Consulting 52

Consulting Security Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52