Category: Business Continuity

The BCM program in many progressive enterprises focuses on Incident Readiness.  Integrating critical aspects of Planning, Incident Response and Incident Management, an Incident Readiness program aims to assure an organization is truly prepared to respond to any disruption of its day-to-day operations.  Incident Readiness may not be the right prescription for every BCM program; for […]

The purpose of an Incident Readiness Program is to enhance the ability to respond effectively to any business disruption and restore those assets (Business Processes, facilities, technology, suppliers and people) that are critical to the delivery of that organization’s Products & Services. The Planning Phase of the program enables the organization to identify the critical […]

Business Continuity methodologies have been around for decades.  Business processes, technology, culture, markets, media and communication have all changed – yet BCM is still virtually the same. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that ‘Selling BCM to the C-Suite” is a problem of epidemic proportions. Executives see little – if any – value in current BCM methods […]

Countless hours and thousands of words have been spent extolling the need to get Senior Management buy-in for Business Continuity – an admirable effort.  Yet so little has been written about capturing the attention of BCM’s largest audience – line managers.  We shouldn’t assume that the threat of punishment (the ‘stick’) will suffice to gain […]

For decades, businesses have used ‘outsourcing’ (obtaining goods or services through a 3rd party, rather than from an internal source) as a mean of reducing expenses, eliminating overhead and reducing risks. As a Business Continuity professional, I’ve always been leery of the risk reduction angle.  While outsourcing may shift the burden of risk onto the […]