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

After more than 20-some years of analysis and observation of BCM programs, patterns have emerged.  Some programs have been very successful, while some never

This is the 2nd in a series of articles examining the “myths” of today’s Business Continuity Management industry. The emergence of “Cloud” technologies in

Assumptions can be the downfall of even the best Business Continuity Plan (we’ve addressed that issue in an early blog).  Sometimes it’s not the overt assumptions we

When a disruptive incident impacts critical national or regional infrastructure, or when public safety is at stake, multiple emergency agencies are often involved in

What would you do if the files you rely on every day were unavailable? Most of us become accustomed to storing much of the

There are many products and services on the market today designed to help notify the right people with (hopefully) the right messages in the

(NOTE: This is second part of the 6th in a series of articles discussing the future of Business Continuity Management.  The series starts here.)

Throughout its history, the Business Continuity industry has maintained a steady focus on Preparedness – understanding the organization’s most critical business functions (both technological

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.