Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. This is the same in the business continuity industry, with the return of risk scenarios which has gone full circle over the last 20 years. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 27, 2021

What Operational Resilience really means, and how it compares with business continuity. I have been working on an operational resilience exercise for a client, which is based around taking a ‘severe but plausible scenario’ and then checking whether the scenario breaches the organisation’s impact tolerances.

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PagerDuty

JUNE 26, 2024

When we talk to our customers about operational resiliency, three common themes come up: Teams don’t spend enough time on preventative design. This radically reduces the mean time to restore (MTTR) the service. Of course, operational resiliency goes beyond technology to encompass people and processes.

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Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Technology and data service providers (TSPs) have become critical contributors in the successful operations of every organization. Think about it: if your technology or data warehouse were to fail, could you continue running your most critical business services? Investing in Risk and Resiliency is the Right Thing to Do.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. Does IT understand that their mission is to deliver critical business strategies, business models and business services?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. It involves the collaboration of all business functions and all departments. Does IT understand that their mission is to deliver critical business strategies, business models and business services?

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Fusion Risk Management

MAY 12, 2022

So, how might the new operational resilience methodologies and requirements help us to mitigate future harm? Over the past year and more, we saw financial firms implementing operational resilience programs to comply with the Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulations. Pinpointing the Moment of Impact. Speed of Response.

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Fusion Risk Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you ask most resilience students or apprenticeship trainees what their ultimate career goal position might be, heading up the global resilience team for financial services market leaders would likely be high up there. However, once you have reached those lofty echelons, you have a massive challenge on your hands.

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

One of these years, I hope to be able to write about the acceptance of the need for responsible continuity planning by even the biggest companies. Not every business service is equally important. It originated in the UK as part of the new Operational Resilience standards. The Great Resignation is no joke.

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CCEM Strategies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Therefore, your reliance on transportation and the impact of prolonged disruption to your business needs to be addressed in your continuity plan. By planning for transportation interruptions, your business can better mitigate and navigate the direct impacts of these disruptions.

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