Business Continuity Management

Not all metrics are created equal. The most commonly used metrics in business continuity management tell you very little of importance about your program. Two uncommon metrics tell you almost [...]

The vaccine is coming, COVID-19 is spiking, and 2021 is picking up steam. At this tumultuous time, here are the “magnificent seven”: seven key areas that business continuity professionals should [...]

Does it make sense for organizations, as a cost-control measure, to do business continuity management (BCM) entirely on their own rather than engaging an outside consultant? For some companies, [...]

The events of the past couple of weeks have shown that modern organizations need to be prepared to cope with more than one disruption at a time. In today’s post, we’ll look at four steps you can [...]

As the COVID pandemic continues, I’ve noticed something strange regarding the role that organizations’ business continuity management offices are playing in dealing with the crisis. In many [...]

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted many people to begin thinking about business continuity management for the first time, creating a strong demand for basic information about BCM. In response, [...]

You might not believe it, but sometimes companies are more interested in looking good than in being good. This is especially true with regard to their ability to recover from business [...]

Whether you’re an independent consultant or work on staff, life as a BCM professional can sometimes make you feel like Rodney Dangerfield: you get no respect from senior management. In today’s [...]

With the clock running out on 2019, there’s no better time than now to take a look back at our most popular posts of the year. In this last post before the year ends, I want to turn the spotlight [...]

Few organizations think about risk in a rational manner, which commonly leads to unnecessary expenditures and dangerous gaps in their business continuity planning. In today’s post, we’re going to [...]