The year 2022 saw the tapering off of the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, an ongoing wave of cyberattacks, continuing supply chain woes, and a renewed focus by organizations on [...]
Business continuity programs need to be agile in order to protect their organizations in today’s chaotic environment. Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and [...]
Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. An Eye-Opening Exercise [...]
Tiered testing is a way of matching the rigor of the testing applied to a given business process with its importance to the organization. It ensures that you get the most bang for your testing [...]
One mistake we see frequently is when organizations equate a high volume of work done in their business continuity programs with recoverability. Smart BC professionals know that becoming [...]
Here is an irony for you: at many organizations, the business continuity office is often the last to know when something happens that threatens to disrupt the business. The cause of this problem [...]
There is a golden key that can be used by every organization to open the door to excellence for its business continuity management program. It is making use of key performance indicators (KPIs) [...]
The Department of Transportation recently announced a proposed $1 million fine of Colonial Pipeline for shortcomings in its recovery planning that increased the societal damage in the wake of the [...]
Our current environment of rising global uncertainty is spurring organizations’ interest in business continuity and operational risk management. As a result, the position of operational risk [...]
People often suggest books for me to read, and when I read them, I wonder what they have to do with what I do or the business world. But Team of Teams is one book that really struck a chord with [...]