Rumors of War: Protecting Yourself from State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
Recent news from the Middle East highlights the growing threat of state-sponsored cyberattacks, adding to the dangers posed already by independent hackers. In today’s post, we’ll look at how business continuity management […]
Crisis Management Team-Building Ideas: If It’s Good Enough for Google…
Love Google or hate them, you have to admit they are good at accomplishing their objectives. One of the main ways they do this is by creating effective project teams. In today’s […]
As Easy as 1-2-3: How to Launch a Business Continuity Program
Many companies put off starting a business continuity program because they think doing so is too hard. In today’s post, we’ll boil down the process of launching a BC program to three […]
Rethinking Risk: A Better Way to Think About Risk in Business Continuity Management
Few organizations think about risk in a rational manner, which commonly leads to unnecessary expenditures and dangerous gaps in their business continuity planning. In today’s post, we’re going to look at a […]
The Right Way to Write an RFP for Business Continuity Services
When clients issue RFPs for business continuity services that are vague and contradictory, the result is a disappointment for the client and bewilderment for prospective BC service providers. In today’s post, I’ll […]
Good Client, Bad Client: How to Treat Your BCM Consultant and Why It Matters
In over twenty years in the business, I’ve seen it all in terms of how our clients treat us at MHA as consultants, partners, and people. Most clients are great, but a […]
Get Well Soon: 9 Ways to Make Hospital BCM Programs Healthier
Recently, a relative of mine required surgery, which led to my spending long periods of time in a hospital. As a result of that experience, I developed the content of today’s blog: […]
A Tough Crowd: When Management Gives You A Hard Time
Giving a business continuity presentation to management is challenging at the best of times. If any of the people listening to you start acting out, it can become downright hairy. Today’s post […]
1 Program, 6 Plans: The Half Dozen Plans Every BCM Program Should Have
A quality business continuity management (BCM) program is made up of six separate plans covering everything from emergency response to IT disaster recovery.In today’s post, we’ll explain what the six plans are […]
Run It Like a Business: 7 Tips to Help Your BCM Program Succeed
The best business continuity managers run their programs like entrepreneurs running their own companies. In today’s post, I’ll share seven tips to help you adopt this world-beating, program-enhancing attitude. Related on BCMMETRICS: […]
Start Here: The Business Continuity Management Guide for Beginners
In today’s blog, I’ll share our business continuity management guide so that it might help you wrap your mind around starting a BCM program. So you’ve been tasked with getting a business […]
Chaos Engineering and Business Continuity
The fascinating new discipline known as Chaos Engineering (CE) has the potential to bring big changes to business continuity. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called, What Is Chaos […]