The Secret to a Successful BIA Interview: Get Their Information Ahead of Time
Once upon a time, there was a business continuity consulting firm that held business impact analysis interviews with their clients WITHOUT first getting them to gather and provide basic information about their […]
BIA Tips and Traps: 4 Things To Do — and 3 Things Not To Do — To Ensure Your BIA Is a Success
I recently saw an article that said the most commonly searched questions on Google in 2017 included “What is a solar eclipse?,” “What is bitcoin?,” and “What is a fidget spinner?” At […]
How to Weight Your BIA Impact Categories
In last week’s blog, we talked about the importance of identifying the right BIA impact categories for your business impact analysis. As a reminder, these are the six categories appropriate to your […]
5 Tips to Help You Identify the Right Impact Categories for Your BIA
Are you a BCM practitioner in the middle of configuring your BIA questionnaire? Are you scratching your head over the part about identifying the impact categories that are most relevant to your […]
All About RTOs: What They Are and Why You Have To Get Them Right
The BIA is always a hot topic in business continuity. Everybody wants to know how to do a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). This interest is not misplaced, since the BIA is a […]
BIA Interviews: 5 Tips for Streamlining the BIA
We’re helping you streamline your BIA, cutting it down from 8 to 4 hours or less for each business unit and maximizing your BIA interview. We veteran BCM professionals will need to […]
The Human Side of Conducting BIAs
One of the most interesting engagements MHA Consulting had this year was at a Fortune 500 company where 3 of our consultants conducted approximately 100 BIAs. Over the course of that engagement, […]
Business Impact Analysis Example: A Sample Assessment In BCMMETRICS
Our Business Impact Analysis software distills the complex BIA process into a simple set of directives. Here’s how it’s done.
6 Tips to Help You Vet Your Third-party Vendors
“No man is an island,” as the saying goes, and no company is either. Every organization depends to a greater or lesser degree on materials or services provided by third-party vendors. Here’s […]
Preparing for a BIA – It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
You’ve convinced management to do a BIA, and now it’s time to jump in. But, wait! A proper business impact analysis requires some preparation. You don’t jump into a body of water […]
Business Impact Analysis Template For Banks
Preparing to conduct a Business Impact Analysis for your bank? Read this first.
What is Business Continuity? – Business Continuity 101
If you’re new to disaster recovery or risk mitigation, you might be overwhelmed with business continuity terminology. To start, what is business continuity? If you’re not sure, don’t worry. We’re going to cover […]