What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Risk
For most entrepreneurs, worrying about risk takes a back seat to bringing in revenue and building their company’s brand. This is natural. But as their companies grow, business owners can and should […]
Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises
In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. […]
The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order
Risk mitigation controls are the measures we take to reduce the risks our organizations face in carrying out their operations. This blog lays out and explains the top eight controls in order […]
Reviewing the Five Types of Risk
The recent announcement of the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic makes this a good time to review the five types of risk. During COVID, business tended to focus on only two […]
How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience
The risk maturity model is a key component of business continuity. In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that […]
Optimizing Your BC Program for the Permanent Hybrid Work Model
The hybrid workplace model is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Business continuity professionals need to be sure their recovery plans and strategies are fully adapted to the new […]
Skip the BIA: Four Cases Where a Formal BIA Is Optional
One of the most common complaints from my consulting clients is that doing a formal business impact analysis, or BIA, is a waste of time. In today’s post, written with BIA doubters […]
Why BCM and ERM Should Be BFFs
Sometimes questions arise about the relationship between the business continuity management (BCM) team and the enterprise risk management (ERM) department. The fact is, both units—as well as the organization—benefit when BCM and […]
FFIEC: An Introduction to BCM’s Gold Standard
Most business continuity professionals think of FFIEC as a BC standard that is only relevant to financial institutions, who are legally to obligated to meet its famously rigorous requirements. However, many non-financial […]
The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources
The rise of the internet and social media has made crisis communications more challenging—and more critical—than ever. In today’s post, we’ll list and link to some of MHA’s best-ever resources on the […]
All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources
We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. In today’s post, we list, […]
The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk
Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. This week’s blog post will spell out the key concepts relating to this all-important goal; call it “The […]
