Category: Enterprise Resiliency

To build an Adaptive, Resilient Enterprise, organizations must move beyond conventional Business Continuity Management (BCM) approaches. Traditional BCM is often limited to tactical response plans, perceived simply as “insurance policies” that rarely spark high-level executive engagement. In contrast, a holistic Enterprise Resiliency program encompasses proactive strategies, continuous improvement, and embedded organizational agility, ensuring that organizations […]

Ensuring enterprise resilience involves evaluating service criticality, analyzing asset dependencies, and assessing current capabilities while addressing risks and potential disruptions. This process identifies vulnerabilities, threats, and availability parameters to safeguard the organization’s mission, reputation, and service levels. 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 helps determine the importance of services by tiering them into 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴-𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, and 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Oversight […]

Continuity Plans should ensure that critical services remain available to customers under adverse conditions. While the threats that cause disruptions may vary—natural disasters, cyber breaches, supply chain failures—the goal of a Continuity Plan is not to control every threat, but rather to maintain or quickly restore critical services that can impact the organization’s reputation. 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 […]

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) has long been a cornerstone of Business Continuity Management (BCM), helping companies identify critical functions and prioritize recovery efforts. However, with the advent of new technologies and the increasing complexity of risks, the traditional BIA methodology is under scrutiny. Is it still relevant, or must it adapt to meet modern demands? […]

In a highly regulated environment, Service Continuity Planning is essential for meeting customer SLAs and minimizing financial, reputational, and compliance impacts during disruptions. Without a formal Continuity Planning program, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, a group of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can be assembled to create an ad-hoc response to operational disruptions. In […]

As traditional continuity planning becomes inadequate, organizations are increasingly turning to AI technologies for more sophisticated and 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀. AI can transform enterprise resilience by offering deeper insights and enabling faster decision-making during disruptions. An AI inference sub-system, like eRMA (Enterprise Resiliency Management Assistant) integrated with natural language processing (NLP), allows users to interact […]