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How flexible is your BCP?

KingsBridge BCP

Is my plan enough? As Business Continuity professionals, we see a lot of plans. We develop plans for our clients, we help mentor clients on how to build their plans themselves, we review existing plans for gaps, and we audit plans. At what point is your plan too rigid?

BCP 89
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Business Continuity Software: What to Know Before You Buy

Castellan

If you’re still using spreadsheets or word processing documents printed and stored in stacks of binders to manage your business continuity program and related plans, then you may be setting your program up for unforeseen obstacles that could negatively affect your program success. Ask for customer satisfaction information.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’: Adapting to Change as a BCM Professional

MHA Consulting

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. Documentation. Traditional BC documentation is shrinking. This shrinkage is inevitable and unstoppable, and our job as BC professionals is to recognize the change and adapt to it. The 300-page recovery plan is a thing of the past.

BCM 98
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Part 2: Plans! Huh! Good God! What Are They Good For?

Plan B Consulting

In Part 2 of Charlie’s blogs on Business Continuity Plans, he looks at the different audiences and how we can develop future plans. In last week’s bulletin we looked at what plans are for and the different purposes of business continuity and crisis management plans.

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Part 2: Plans! Huh! Good God! What Are They Good For?

Plan B Consulting

In Part 2 of Charlie’s blogs on Business Continuity Plans, he looks at the different audiences and how we can develop future plans. In last week’s bulletin we looked at what plans are for and the different purposes of business continuity and crisis management plans.

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BCM Program Governance is a key for it’s success

Stratogrid Advisory

One of the most widely used resources of Business Continuity professionals is the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management developed by the Disaster Recovery Institute International. Business Continuity Management. Business Continuity Planning. Right stakeholders are a key.

BCM 52
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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? It’s happening everywhere!

BCM 52