The Common Mistake of “Inviting by Title”
As business continuity consultants, we at MHA often encounter a situation we call “inviting by title,” which is when our contact at the client company has us meet with high-level company executives […]
Lessons from Troubled BIAs: Learning from Other Companies’ Mistakes
Sometimes MHA is tasked with picking up the pieces after Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) conducted by companies or other consulting firms go off-track. These incidents can be painful for the client and […]
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 […]
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, […]
After the BIA: Save Time and Money by Fine-Tuning Your Application RTOs
The business impact analysis (BIA) is a great tool, but after it is complete, organizations have an opportunity to potentially save time and resources by conducting a tightly focused, second-level review of […]
BIA Blunders: 6 Common Mistakes Organizations Make When Conducting BIAs
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is one of the fundamental building blocks of a sound business continuity management program. In today’s post, we’ll look at six mistakes companies commonly make in conducting […]
A Matter of Time: When SMEs Are Prevented from Helping With BCM
When it comes to business continuity management, many otherwise rational organizations behave in an irrational way. They make a commitment to improve their BCM program then sharply limit the amount of time […]
Like Lambs to the Slaughter: When BIA Beginners Present to Management
Many people who are new at conducting a Business Impact Analysis think the hard part is over once they arrive at their list of business processes arranged in order of criticality. It’s […]
The Big Decision: Choosing What Software to Use for Your BIAs
One of the biggest decisions companies face in conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is what use, if any, they will make of software in doing it. In today’s post we’ll look […]
Top 5 Reasons Why Most BIAs Are DOA
Do you know the main reasons that most Business Impact Analyses today are “Dead On Arrival”? I’ll tell you about bad BIAs in a moment. Before I do, however, I’d like to […]
Solving the Puzzle of the Operational Risk Management Lifecycle
When you’re completing a jigsaw puzzle, it is a lot easier to grasp how the pieces fit together if you have a picture of the completed puzzle to go by. By the […]
Why You Should Schedule BIAs the Same Way You Do Dentist Appointments
Over the twenty years or so that I have been professionally engaged in the field of business continuity, I have noticed that most organizations fall into one of two categories when it […]
