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Skip the BIA: Four Cases Where a Formal BIA Is Optional 

MHA Consulting

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.

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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. Business Impact Analysis.

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Is Business Continuity Planning Dead? Not really!

Stratogrid Advisory

The root of the problem is not necessarily a lack of tools or a consultant’s engagement approach, but rather the fact that senior management has much more to worry about than business continuity planning efforts. Engagement from senior leadership is imperative to business continuity planning efforts.

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Is Business Continuity Planning Dead? Not really!

Stratogrid Advisory

The root of the problem is not necessarily a lack of tools or a consultant’s engagement approach, but rather the fact that senior management has much more to worry about than business continuity planning efforts. Engagement from senior leadership is imperative to business continuity planning efforts. Business Continuity Management.

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

Stratogrid Advisory

So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations. It’s happening everywhere! Is this where the disconnect is?

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

Stratogrid Advisory

So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? . I spoke with many Business Continuity Professionals, and this seems to be the case in many organizations. Business Continuity Management. Business Continuity Planning.

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Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?

Plan B Consulting

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The converse of point one is that if risk management is so great and comprehensive, why were so few of us prepared?