Not every Business Continuity Plan, IT Disaster Recovery Plan, Crisis Communication Plan or Incident Management Plan is guaranteed to work properly when it’s needed. Just because it’s been written doesn’t make it effective – even when it’s been tested. To improve the odds of a Plan’s ultimate success, here are eight simple rules to follow: […]

So Address the Loss of Assets – Not Potential Threats Black Swans and Super Storms:  It is impossible to create Business Continuity plans for every possible threat your organization could face.  Not only are the possibilities complex (every hurricane differs from every previous one), but the list of possible disruptions is endless. While the risk […]

Whether you are a full-time Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery professional, or a part-time planning coordinator, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question: why can’t I motivate people to write and maintain plans for their areas of responsibility? If a solution to that problem isn’t found, the result is often a less-than-satisfactory compromise that manifests itself in […]