MHA Consulting

MARCH 23, 2023

It has greater governance, risk assessment, business impact analysis, planning, testing, and maintenance requirements than any other standard. FFIEC in our industry is best known for providing the business continuity management standard that U.S. financial institutions are required to meet.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2023

As business continuity consultants, we at MHA often encounter a situation we call “inviting by title,” which is when our contact at the client company has us meet with high-level company executives rather than mid-level employees with detailed tactical knowledge. or “What systems does finance use to execute process X?”).

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 6, 2023

One of the most common complaints from my consulting clients is that doing a formal business impact analysis, or BIA, is a waste of time. In today’s post, written with BIA doubters in mind, I’ll lay out four cases where conducting a formal BIA is unnecessary.

BCM 96

BCM Impact Analysis Consulting Disaster Recovery 96

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program. Such a strategy provides critical guidance in developing the recovery plans that are the tactical core of your program.

Business Continuity 98

Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery Outage 98

Zerto

APRIL 6, 2023

We will discuss risk management, the critical importance of business impact analysis (BIA) , and the essential steps involved in a thorough risk assessment. This framework captures your business continuity and disaster recovery plans, so it must be regularly updated as the organization scales and its risk profile expands or shrinks.

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Solutions Review

JULY 26, 2022

Search Disaster Recovery. OUR TAKE: Search Disaster Recovery offers a few different kinds of recovery plans, spanning business impact analysis, pandemic recovery, and business continuity. OUR TAKE: IBM separates its plan into 13 sections of what is necessary for disaster recovery.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Section 1: The Scope of Business Continuity Myth 1: Business Continuity is Only About IT Disaster Recovery or DR. Contrary to popular belief, business continuity extends far beyond IT recovery. You can also seek out new clients that require vendors or suppliers to have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place.

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KingsBridge BCP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

S1E4 – Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? Roswitha and Skip discuss Business Continuity versus Disaster Recovery versus Business Resiliency. S1E10 – Business Resilience.

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BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting 72

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

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. It leaves too much time for systems and applications to change, reducing the relevance of the BIA and the recovery plans based on it.

BCM 98

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Internet 98

Stratogrid Advisory

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) are the two major ones responsible for defining and developing business continuity practices as well as certifying professionals. business impact analysis). The industry governance. Where do you start?

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We’ll look at examples pertaining to incident management, the business impact analysis (BIA), third-party vendors, risk assessments and exercises, and time and effort. Third-Party System Interfaces One of the most important parts of the disaster recovery plan process is performing a vendor assessment.

BCM 52

BCM Outage Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

These types of assessments can be used to evaluate an entire organization (management consulting), or any specific system (IT audit), process or project. Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery planning efforts do not have defined start and endpoints, and as such must be maintained and updated over time to be truly effective.

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Audit BCM Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

These types of assessments can be used to evaluate an entire organization (management consulting), or any specific system (IT audit), process or project. Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery planning efforts do not have defined start and endpoints, and as such must be maintained and updated over time to be truly effective.

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Audit BCM Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

As outlined in the “ Business Continuity is not a data backup ” article, this creates a false sense of security, where senior management expects those third-party IT organizations will develop a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan or IT Disaster Recovery Plan. BCM Program vs Project? The BCM Program documentation, once updated (e.g.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 12, 2020

As outlined in the “ Business Continuity is not a data backup ” article, this creates a false sense of security, where senior management expects those third-party IT organizations will develop a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan or IT Disaster Recovery Plan. Business Impact Analysis. IT Disaster Recovery.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk Risk Mitigation Controls Explained Business continuity is all about reducing risk. The plan should progress naturally from when an event happens, to the activation of the plan, to steps for recovery, to going back to business as usual. Business Impact Analysis.

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Mitigation Evaluation Impact Analysis Business Continuity 98

KingsBridge BCP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

S1E4 – Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? Roswitha and Skip discuss Business Continuity versus Disaster Recovery versus Business Resiliency. S1E10 – Business Resilience.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting 52

BryghtPath

APRIL 25, 2022

Your IT is backed up off-site, and your disaster recovery plan looks good on paper, but how do you talk to your … The post How to talk with your CEO about business continuity appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Authorization Continuity Planning 105

Erwood Group

APRIL 5, 2022

ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF BUSINESS DISRUPTIONS. Many organizations skip the Financial Impact Analysis. Conducting a Financial Impact Analysis is critical to helping a business understand the actual financial impact a disaster or disruption can have on a business. This is a mistake.

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Stratogrid Advisory

MAY 11, 2020

Is it aligned with your business continuity requirements ( Business Impact Analysis - BIA anyone)? Is it aligned with your IT Disaster Recovery Plan ? We hired a consultant to make a plan a few years ago, so we’re OK. Business Impact Analysis. IT Disaster Recovery. Is it up to date?

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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. Business Impact Analysis Key Findings. Critical Recovery Timelines. Recovery Team Activation. Business Impact Assessment. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Continuity.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? A mature, fully integrated risk model would like something like this: As part of the business impact analysis (BIA), people would be doing risk assessments of different areas at different levels throughout the company.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? A mature, fully integrated risk model would like something like this: As part of the business impact analysis (BIA), people would be doing risk assessments of different areas at different levels throughout the company.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Consult your business impact analysis. Companies who lack manual workarounds coud miss SEC deadlines and face sanctions. How to Create a Workaround The easy part of devising manual workarounds is knowing which processes you need to develop backups for. We recommend focusing on those needed in the first 24 to 48 hours.

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Outage BCM Internet Healthcare 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

Business Continuity is NOT a Data Backup Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 5 minutes There is something that bothers many Management Consultants in the Business Continuity and Information Technology field.

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Business Continuity Backup BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

There is something that bothers many Management Consultants in the Business Continuity and Information Technology field. They will all have some very high-level, but somewhat relevant business continuity related jargon, but in the first few sentences, the narrative will change from Business Continuity to IT Disaster Recovery. .

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LogisManager

MAY 27, 2021

Taking a risk-based approach is the best way to go about developing your business continuity plan and avoid the need to use implement a disaster recovery plan. Be sure to implement strategic mitigations as part of your business impact analysis. It will also ensure that you can avoid situations of disaster recovery.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Each type of risk has an appropriate reaction and by identifying and controlling risks, impacts from identified risks will be less impactful on the company. The post Risk impact appeared first on MHA Consulting.

Risk Reduction 52

Risk Reduction Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting 52

KingsBridge BCP

MAY 12, 2023

S1E4 - Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? Roswitha and Skip discuss Business Continuity versus Disaster Recovery versus Business Resiliency. S1E10 - Business Resilience.

BCP 40

BCP Audit Business Continuity Continuity Planning 40

Castellan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

If you’re a one-person resilience team or a small team with limited tools and resources, how can you ensure you’re taking care of every check-list item to ensure your business continuity and disaster recovery plans are up-to-date, well-tested, and ready to go, all while scaling in both scope and maturity as your organization evolves over time?

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everbridge

JUNE 16, 2022

And, according to management consultancy McKinsey , between 2010 and 2017, the name of a Forbes-recognized top 100 company appeared in headlines together with the word “crisis” 80 percent more often than in the previous decade — and those are just the organizations that made the news.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Many consultants are stuck in the past, and they refuse to acknowledge that modern problems require modern solutions and a more agile approach in resolving them. Here are some of them: 1. Lack of Innovation Critics often feel that the field of business continuity planning has somewhat stagnated, and they are right to a certain extent.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Many consultants are stuck in the past, and they refuse to acknowledge that modern problems require modern solutions and a more agile approach in resolving them. Business Impact Analysis. IT Disaster Recovery. Here are some of them: 1. Lack of Innovation. Business Continuity Management. 22 Articles. 6 Articles.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Overview of the BCMMETRICS Software Suite The BCMMETRICS software suite was designed by myself, based on my 25 years experience as a business continuity consultant helping organizations of all types and sizes become more resilient. Helps in conducting the business impact analysis. BIA On-Demand (BIAOD).

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Consulting Impact Analysis 52

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2024

Each type of risk has an appropriate reaction and by identifying and controlling risks, impacts from identified risks will be less impactful on the company. The post Risk impact appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Risk Reduction Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting 40

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 14, 2014

So it might be a good time to revisit the idea of disaster recovery. We’ve had a very useful guide to disaster recovery for a while now – it includes a complete strategy for assessing your risks and the sorts of things you should do to prepare, and you’ll find it here.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 14, 2014

So it might be a good time to revisit the idea of disaster recovery. We’ve had a very useful guide to disaster recovery for a while now – it includes a complete strategy for assessing your risks and the sorts of things you should do to prepare, and you’ll find it here.

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