Business Recovery, Consulting and Continuity Planning

Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans

Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans. Business Continuity Plans. Chances are if you’re visiting this page, you are new to the concept of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and business continuity overall. Definition of Business Continuity Plan.

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Why Every Small Business Needs a Business Continuity Plan Template

BCP Builder

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That is actually why it is crucial to possess a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). An appropriate Business Continuity Plan template can help firms —tiny businesses—become more sustainable in the long run. What Is a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Template?

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Weathering the Storm: Tips for Coping with a Disrupted Climate

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: America’s Red Zones: Where Natural Disasters Cluster and What It Means for You The Rise in Extreme Weather There was a time not long ago when weather patterns were stable and each region had a fairly settled risk profile when it came to extreme weather events. This step is frequently overlooked but very important.

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Get Cyber Smart: How to Make Sure Recovery Plans Align with Information Security Needs

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Instead, they should be developed in coordination with the cybersecurity department to ensure that recovery measures do not inadvertently create vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers. The best way to do this is by making sure business continuity is integrated into a robust information security governance framework.

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Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2024

Most organizations recognize the importance of having a sound business continuity recovery plan, but many plans are undermined by the presence of overlooked weaknesses. In today’s post, we’ll look at 10 mistakes that companies commonly make in developing and implementing their BC plans.

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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes

MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having quality documentation is an important part of a sound business continuity management program, but it’s not the most important part. Further Reading The 4-3-3 Rule for Writing Business Recovery Checklists Plan B: As the Recovery Plan Fades, What Will Take Its Place?

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Knowing what roles should be represented on the business continuity management (BCM) team and what kind of people should fill them is an overlooked key to success in making organizations resilient. Business continuity planning is a social activity. Business and Disaster Recovery. Extraversion.

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Rehearsing Plan B: The Importance of Mastering Your Workarounds

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In terms of bang for the buck, not all business continuity activities are created equal. Related on MHA Consulting: The Retro Revolution: Why Manual Workarounds Are a BC Must Rehearsing Your Plan B Due to the complexity of BC methodology, many aspects of the field have the potential to become time sinks.

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About Time: Deciding When to Start Your RTO Countdown

MHA Consulting

MAY 19, 2022

Many organizations lack a clear, recognized understanding of when the metaphorical switch will be flipped to start the recovery time objective (RTO) countdown timer. There are two options, either of … The post About Time: Deciding When to Start Your RTO Countdown appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Omission Accomplished: When Front-Line Workers Are Excluded from BCM Training

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2022

Many organizations seem to go out of their way to provide business continuity training to everyone—except the front-line workers who would most likely be the ones tasked with responding to … The post Omission Accomplished: When Front-Line Workers Are Excluded from BCM Training appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read on for a list of a dozen business continuity practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer recommended. Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business.

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America – The Time to Be Prepared for the Next Disaster is Now

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. The time to better prepared is now.

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Risk impact

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Plan : Business Continuity Planning is often used to address risks that are of low probability, but the potential impact could cause business failure. The post Risk impact appeared first on MHA Consulting. Reduce the Risk : a frequent, potentially damaging event is a target for risk reduction measures.

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Hit or Myth: 5 Common Misconceptions About IT/disaster recovery

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2021

Today we’re going to look at five commonly held myths about IT/disaster recovery. These … The post Hit or Myth: 5 Common Misconceptions About IT/disaster recovery appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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When and What to Test

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Conduct an executive recovery plan exercise with all simulations. Review Business Continuity Plans of key vendors. All managers submit a signed report that their recovery plans are up to date. The post When and What to Test appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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The Best Policy: The Core Element of a Good BCM Program Is Honesty

MHA Consulting

JULY 29, 2021

You can’t have a good business continuity management or BCM program without the core elements of BIAs, TRAs, recovery plans, and exercises, but it’s possible that the most important element … The post The Best Policy: The Core Element of a Good BCM Program Is Honesty appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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America – The Time to Be Prepared for the Next Disaster is Now

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. The time to better prepared is now.

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Risk impact

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Plan : Business Continuity Planning is often used to address risks that are of low probability, but the potential impact could cause business failure. The post Risk impact appeared first on MHA Consulting. Reduce the Risk : a frequent, potentially damaging event is a target for risk reduction measures.

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Business Continuity Education and Awareness

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

This program could include: The Business Continuity Manager attending key meetings (project meetings, progress meetings, quality meetings, service management meetings) to ensure Business Continuity considerations are included the activity or project specifications Placing Business Continuity Management as a standard item on meeting agendas General (..)

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Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

In our consulting firm, we have a high degree of familiarity as the majority of us have worked together over 10 years. The post Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact appeared first on MHA Consulting. Hold short training and awareness sessions, short 30 minute mock disaster exercises, etc.

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Program Awareness

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

The post Program Awareness appeared first on MHA Consulting. Harnessing awareness for the benefit of the program can provide valuable support. The easiest way to encourage positive energy is through a steady flow of program information.

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How Can We Manage Operational Risk?

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Because of this, there is subjectivity where we mange improvement rather than absolute value: Earthquake damage that occurs to buildings Theft of business PCs Computer viruses Neither loss nor probability exists in isolation, but don’t panic, ORM recognizes the problem and can provide reasoning. appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Potential Exercise Scenarios

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Natural Disasters Hurricane/heavy winds and rain Tornado Earthquake Flood Fire Civil Crises Labor strike Workplace violence Serious supplier disruption Terrorist target neighbor (judiciary, military, federal, or diplomatic buildings) Limited or no property access Location Threats Nearby major highway, railway, pipeline Hazardous neighbor Offices above (..)

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Developing the Departmental Plan

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Detailed Containment Actions What to do to reduce further damage First things the recovery team does once onsite Recovery Actions Basic actions Critical functions Restoration priorities Foundation Documents Asset List Risk Assessment Critical Process Impact Matrix Critical Process Breakdown Matrix Employee Recall List Vendor List Manual Workaround (..)

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Recovery Site Maintenance

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

The post Recovery Site Maintenance appeared first on MHA Consulting. Aside from these annual and quarterly maintenance checks, there should also be periodical tours of the facility in order to make sure everything is well kept and will be fully functional any time disaster may strike.

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ICS in the Corporate World

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

The post ICS in the Corporate World appeared first on MHA Consulting. Customer Svc Retail Store Ops Info Technology Real Estate Facilities BCP Coordinator DR Coordinator Event Doc Team Supply Chain Purchasing H.R. Finance Risk Management Legal We hope this helps you in implementing ICS in your organization.

Logistics

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Business Continuity Education and Awareness

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

This program could include: The Business Continuity Manager attending key meetings (project meetings, progress meetings, quality meetings, service management meetings) to ensure Business Continuity considerations are included the activity or project specifications Placing Business Continuity Management as a standard item on meeting agendas General (..)

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Planning Your Next Mock Disaster Exercise

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

It will never go as perfectly scripted but when does a disaster fit our plans? The post Planning Your Next Mock Disaster Exercise appeared first on MHA Consulting. Have fun and enjoy the exercise.

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Art of Essentialism in BCM – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

The post Art of Essentialism in BCM – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Emergency Response Planning Tasks

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Recovery Planning – (separate from emergency containment) will begin at the EOC but quickly transfer to its own office. Assess impact and effect Notification Next steps The post Emergency Response Planning Tasks appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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ORGANIZED CHAOS: Establishing a semblance of order when it seems otherwise.

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

appeared first on MHA Consulting. Prepare yourself and your organization to bring “organized chaos” to those seemingly out of your mind moments that can bring your company to its knees! The post ORGANIZED CHAOS: Establishing a semblance of order when it seems otherwise.

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How Can We Manage Operational Risk?

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Because of this, there is subjectivity where we mange improvement rather than absolute value: Earthquake damage that occurs to buildings Theft of business PCs Computer viruses Neither loss nor probability exists in isolation, but don’t panic, ORM recognizes the problem and can provide reasoning. appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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ICS in the Corporate World

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

The post ICS in the Corporate World appeared first on MHA Consulting. Customer Svc Retail Store Ops Info Technology Real Estate Facilities BCP Coordinator DR Coordinator Event Doc Team Supply Chain Purchasing H.R. Finance Risk Management Legal We hope this helps you in implementing ICS in your organization.

Logistics

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Emergency Response Planning Tasks

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Recovery Planning – (separate from emergency containment) will begin at the EOC but quickly transfer to its own office. Assess impact and effect Notification Next steps The post Emergency Response Planning Tasks appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program.

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Everything You Need to Know About Business Continuity Plans

Why Every Small Business Needs a Business Continuity Plan Template

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Weathering the Storm: Tips for Coping with a Disrupted Climate

Get Cyber Smart: How to Make Sure Recovery Plans Align with Information Security Needs

Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans

Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes

The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements

Rehearsing Plan B: The Importance of Mastering Your Workarounds

About Time: Deciding When to Start Your RTO Countdown

Omission Accomplished: When Front-Line Workers Are Excluded from BCM Training

Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated

America – The Time to Be Prepared for the Next Disaster is Now

Risk impact

Hit or Myth: 5 Common Misconceptions About IT/disaster recovery

When and What to Test

The Best Policy: The Core Element of a Good BCM Program Is Honesty

America – The Time to Be Prepared for the Next Disaster is Now

Risk impact

Business Continuity Education and Awareness

Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact

Program Awareness

How Can We Manage Operational Risk?

Potential Exercise Scenarios

Developing the Departmental Plan

Recovery Site Maintenance

ICS in the Corporate World

Business Continuity Education and Awareness

Planning Your Next Mock Disaster Exercise

Art of Essentialism in BCM – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Emergency Response Planning Tasks

ORGANIZED CHAOS: Establishing a semblance of order when it seems otherwise.

How Can We Manage Operational Risk?

ICS in the Corporate World

Emergency Response Planning Tasks

Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

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