eBRP Thoughts
Developing Tomorrow’s BCM Plans – Standardization
(NOTE: This is the first part of the 7th in a series of articles discussing the future of Business Continuity Management. The series starts here.) Having worked through the Planning phase – gathering data, transforming that raw data into usable…
The Future of BCM: It’s about information, Not Data (Nor Plans)
This is the 4th in a series of articles discussing the future of Business Continuity Management. The series starts here. In today’s business ecosystem, with RTO’s approaching zero and new threats emerge with regularity, organizations can ill afford to pay…
All Hazards BCM Planning Fulfills Future Needs
For some time, Government agencies (especially in North America) have focused their Business Continuity efforts (or Continuity of Operations, COOP, as they often prefer to call them) on an ‘All-Hazards’ planning approach. Several years ago, I attended a presentation by…
Do You Plan for Tomorrow’s Threats – or Yesterdays?
Business Continuity Planners, don’t have the ability to predict the future. That doesn’t mean they should ignore current industry findings about the future either. Far too many organizations continue to plan for the “Big 4” (Loss of Building, Loss of…
Defining Your BCM Program Objectives
Let’s suppose that – to protect your family – you decide to build an ark in your garage. (An ark is a large wooden ship, like the one Noah used to save pairs of animals during the biblical “Great Flood”) …
Understanding C-Suite Concerns – A Key to BCM Support
This is the second in a series of articles focusing on tools and concepts to address the next generation of Business Continuity Management. BCM industry guidelines and ‘best practices’ continue to leverage what has worked in the past. These articles…
Who’s on First? Understanding Recovery Priorities: Part 1
(NOTE: This is Part 1 of the 6th in a series of articles discussing the future of Business Continuity Management. The series starts here.) If we’ve done all of our Planning properly – acknowledged our risks and vulnerabilities and identified the…
7 Things Every Business Continuity Plan Should Contain
This is the first of a blog series reviewing form & content of typical Business Continuity Plans – from basics to testing. While not intended to define any standard for BCP’s, these articles should provide assistance for new Planners, and…
Understanding the Incident Horizon – and How to Be Prepared
Every organization faces risks – and some of those risks may result in disruptions or other ‘incidents’. For all Business Continuity programs, an effective response to an incident requires many things. Our recent blog series “Incident Horizon” breaks those requirements…