Category: Business Continuity

Throughout its history, the Business Continuity industry has maintained a steady focus on Preparedness – understanding the organization’s most critical business functions (both technological and operational) and development of Plans to respond to any disruption of those critical functions. That makes sense.  How that can be accomplished has been refined and tweaked over time through […]

Very little quantitative progress has been made in Business Continuity Management since IT-Disaster Recovery programs began to morph into BCM programs in the 1980’s.  Standards and best practices have been hashed and rehashed but nothing substantial has changed. BCM programs still struggle to attain “management buy-in”.  Newcomers to the industry (lacking any other meaningful bearings) […]

Whether you already have one or are contemplating acquiring one, having a Standby Power Generator is not a ‘set it and forget it’ responsibility. As a Business Continuity professional you should not rely on that generator to mitigate electrical disruption risks unless you ask – and get satisfactory answers to – four questions about the […]

Every organization should have an Emergency Action or Evacuation Plan.  Even when it is not required (by the building owner, fire department or occupancy regulations) it is a ‘best practice’ for every organization to plan and practice to evacuate all personnel from the workplace.  Often, evacuation focuses on getting out quickly.  Surely that’s the most […]

During the process of developing a Business Continuity Plan or strategy it is easiest to focus on the larger picture; to understand the major impacts and potential roadblocks.  But when putting that Plan on paper (figuratively or literally) it is time to think about more granular logistical needs and issues.  One that is often overlooked […]