Should You Care About RPO?
Every Business Continuity Management (BCM) “standard” uses RP0 (Recovery Point Objective) as a key metric, and nearly every BCM program includes that metric –
October 22, 2015
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Should You Care About RPO?
Every Business Continuity Management (BCM) “standard” uses RP0 (Recovery Point Objective) as a key metric, and nearly every BCM program
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Government Agency BCM – Unique Needs Require Unique Solutions
Agencies of the US Federal Government (but Canadian, EU and most other Government agencies as well) have a ‘civic duty’ to provide Continuity of
October 19, 2015
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Dependency Mapping
There are no vacuums in business (unless you’re in janitorial or restoration services). Within every organization, everything is connected – people, processes, technology, facilities,
October 15, 2015
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5 Business Continuity Myths – Legends, Lies & Anachronisms
For more than two decades, products, services and generally accepted practices have been in a nearly constant state of change. Gone are telegrams, analog
October 12, 2015
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Asset-Centric BCM – How do You Plan?
The world grows more complex every day. New technologies, global competition, instant communications; every new opportunity presents new risks. Yet countless BCM planners follow
October 8, 2015
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The Myth of Outsourcing BCM
Outsourcing (paying another company to do some portion of work your own company doesn’t want to, or can’t do itself) can be a tricky
October 6, 2015
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Don’t Test BC Plans – Exercise Them!
For all our supposed ‘maturity’, the Business Continuity industry can’t agree on some of the simplest things – like terminology. When it comes to
October 1, 2015
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Resiliency and the New Normal
The term “Resiliency” has become commonplace in discussions about Business Continuity Management (BCM). Resiliency is often portrayed as the goal of BCM. But Resiliency
September 29, 2015
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If Not BIA Survey, What? (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article suggested that today’s BIA Survey is overused, over-stuffed, over-valued and usually overwhelming. Instead, the article advocated a solid starting
September 24, 2015
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The Myth of Resources Required Over Time
In many organizations, buried somewhere in their Business Impact Analysis (BIA), is a form asking participants to designate what Resources (computers, phones, printers –
September 22, 2015
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