Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

IT Disaster Recovery Planning – “No worries, we have a backup?!”. When asked about their organization’s IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) plans, some will smile and say, “Yes, we have a backup and it is fully outsourced.” ITDR Planning depends on Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessments. IT Disaster Recovery.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 7, 2021

There are two main aspects to writing a business recovery plan: The science of knowing what to include and the art of writing the content. Today’s blog takes a look … The post The Science and Art of Writing a Recovery Plan appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Write Stuff: How to Create and Maintain Business Continuity Documentation Five Ways BC Documentation Can Go Wrong An organization can reap myriad benefits by documenting its business continuity or IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) program in the form of written recovery plans.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

Does IT understand that their mission is to deliver critical business strategies, business models and business services? Is this because IT already completed some of the Business Continuity Planning activities by developing an IT Disaster Recovery Plan , and this is just repetitive?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

Does IT understand that their mission is to deliver critical business strategies, business models and business services? Is this because IT already completed some of the Business Continuity Planning activities by developing an IT Disaster Recovery Plan , and this is just repetitive?

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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.”

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Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

NOTE: DRII takes this definition from the Business Continuity Institute BCI and Disaster Recovery Journal DRJ. These sections can be created logically such as Operations, Finance, or broken into business recovery areas. Business Continuity Plan Governance. Some Additional Information on Business Continuity.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

Activating the Disaster Recovery Teams, assigning people to either Business Continuity or Business Recovery efforts. Assigning staff to maintain a 24-hour schedule for containment and recovery. Personally ensuring that adequate personnel safeguards are in place.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

The virtualization of IT has greatly changed this aspect of BC and IT/disaster recovery; however, the need to ensure that critical services have the appropriate protections is as great as ever. In the old days many mid-sized and large organizations had their own data centers and physical servers. The subordination of BC to IT.

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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.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

A properly executed BIA will reduce overall operational and financial impacts, reduce potential losses and enhance the business operations of your organization. The BIA engagement will produce a set of findings that will be used to develop recovery strategies, Business Continuity Plans and IT Disaster Recovery Plans.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

The following is a list of ways to build awareness: Success stories in company newsletters Success videos on company TVs Posters reminding key points Discussions with departments Dedicated quarterly newsletter with FAQ or Q&A Company wiki or online forum Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning can generate a lot of employee interest.

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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.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Solutions Review’s listing of the best backup and disaster recovery companies is an annual sneak peek of the solution providers included in our Buyer’s Guide and Solutions Directory. These changes speak to the cloud’s continued rise, significantly impacting the backup and disaster recovery market over recent years.

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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.

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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.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 28, 2022

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. To be ready for this eventuality, … The post A Home Away From Home: Crafting a Site Recovery Plan appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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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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BCM METRICS

MAY 12, 2022

The Department of Transportation recently announced a proposed $1 million fine of Colonial Pipeline for shortcomings in its recovery planning that increased the societal damage in the wake of the cyberattack on the company last year.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 7, 2022

In everyday life, stress is usually regarded in a negative light, but in business continuity management, stress testing your recovery plans can play a very positive role in improving an … The post The Benefits of Stressing Out: Why You Should Stress Test Your Recovery Plans appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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BCM METRICS

APRIL 28, 2022

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. To be ready for this eventuality, your organization should have a site recovery plan. Why Your Company Needs a Site Recovery Plan Floods, fires, and storms are only a few […].

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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.

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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.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

The key to Operational Risk Management lies in the understanding and management of two important concepts: Loss and Probability.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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. Steps in planning a successful mock disaster exercise are: Consider the past list of scenarios you have presented to the team in the past.

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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?

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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.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

A disaster scenario is a hypothetical incident that gives participants a problem to work through. The scenario may describe any disruption to the normal flow of business. 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.

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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.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

All plans should be written in the same way you would explain it to someone standing in front of you. You should always start with an overview and the basic necessities and then get into details.

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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.

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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.

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