Homefront: The New Hot Zone for BCM Is Employees’ Home Offices
Since the advent of COVID-19 and the shift to work-from-home, employees’ home offices have become the new frontline in business continuity management. In today’s post, we’ll lay out six threats and risks […]
Conduct an IT Wellness Check: Make Sure Your Tech Systems Are Healthy
The coronavirus pandemic presents health challenges not only to individuals but also to a company’s IT systems. In today’s post, we’ll look at six areas of your IT program where you should […]
So You Want to Be a Risk Mitigator: 5 Tips to Help You Master the Craft
One of the most important roles business continuity professionals have is that of risk mitigator: a person who understands, manages, and educates others at the organization about risk. In today’s post, we’ll […]
The Risk Management Process: Manage Uncertainty, Then Repeat
This post outlines the risk management process —the steps every organization should go through regularly to protect themselves against the hazards of doing business. Every organization needs to do some type of […]
You Better Shop Around: How to Obtain Relevant Crisis Management Training
Are you interested in getting training for you and your staff to improve your skills in crisis management? It’s a great idea provided the training you get is a good match for […]
The Plan that Time Forgot: The Importance of Protecting Your Business Processes
When it comes to protecting your business, department-level business continuity plans make a critical difference. Achieving true resiliency at an organization depends on its being robustly prepared in three areas: crisis management, […]
Little Things Mean a Lot: The Value of Micro Mock Disaster Exercises
Miniature mock disaster exercises are a small thing that can make a big difference in terms of an organization’s preparedness for emergencies. In today’s post, we’ll lay out the benefits of such […]
How to Be a Mock Jock: Advice on Facilitating a Disaster Exercise
The job of facilitating a mock disaster exercise is not for the faint of heart: it’s a critical, high-pressure task that takes a rare combination of skills. In today’s post, we’ll look […]
8 Bad Things: The Most Common Business Continuity Threats
People in business continuity talk a lot about black swans: unexpected events that come from outside normal experience and have strongly negative effects. Black swan events are definitely worth thinking about and […]
The Cost of Calamity: How Being Unprepared Can Harm An Organization
It’s important for business continuity professionals to be knowledgeable about the ways being unprepared for disruptions can harm their organization. How else are they going to make the case to senior management […]
What BC Professionals Can Do to Help Guard Against Cyberattacks
Recent events in the news as well as trends in my own work have reminded me of how important it is for business continuity professionals to help protect their organizations against the […]