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BCM Basics: The Strategic Side of Crisis Management  

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Most companies have a pretty good handle on the tactical side of crisis management. However, relatively few are mindful of the strategic side of crisis management. Key Areas of Strategic CM Strategic crisis management centers on a few key areas. They are: Crisis team distribution and integration.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Related on MHA Consulting: Mark My Words: Commonly Confused Business Continuity Terms Two Fundamental Terms One of the most common BC-related internet searches is by people trying to learn the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery. Sometimes the form business continuity management (BCM) is used.

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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes 

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Having quality documentation is an important part of a sound business continuity management program, but it’s not the most important part. 4: Not figuring out and documenting the integration between the recovery plan and the organization’s other plans. The recovery plan does not live in a vacuum. Common Mistake No.

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

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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. Crisis Management. Business and Disaster Recovery. and how these should be applied to ensure a timely response?

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Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact

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In our role of BCM, we deal with a number of different teams including Fire Life Safety, Crisis Management, Business and IT Recovery Teams, etc. In our consulting firm, we have a high degree of familiarity as the majority of us have worked together over 10 years.

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Emergency Response Planning Tasks

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The following is a basic set of emergency tasks: Protect Personnel Contain Incident Implement Command and Control (Emergency Response Team, Crisis Management Team step in) Your emergency response team should have defined roles and responsibilities for team members.

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

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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.