Calculated Risk: The Two Kinds of Risk Assessment
There are two kinds of risk assessment. In today’s blog we’ll look at what they are and why your company would benefit from performing one of each type, once every year. Related […]
Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment
Too many companies go straight from conducting a Business Impact Analysis to devising recovery strategies and building plans, skipping the step of conducting a Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA). In today’s post, […]
The Corporate Supply Chain: BCM’s Ticking Time Bomb
The coronavirus pandemic has made one thing abundantly clear: the corporate supply chain is business continuity management’s ticking time bomb. In today’s post, we’ll look at the secret vulnerabilities hidden throughout the […]
Home Alone: When Disasters Affect Staff Who Are Working Remotely
As recent news events have shown, people working at home might be safe from getting COVID-19, but they are vulnerable to other problems that business continuity professionals have never had to think […]
Take It Easy: It’s OK to Go Slow With Your COVID-19 Back-to-Work Plan
Many companies have been running themselves ragged in trying to come up with and quickly implement a comprehensive plan for adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, given the current uncertainties, this might […]
Chain Pain: Supply Chain Problems in the Age of Coronavirus
Our supply chains have come under pressure like never before during the coronavirus pandemic. In today’s post, I’m going to look at vulnerabilities in the supply chain as revealed by the pandemic, […]
The Evolution of ERM: Adapting Risk Management for a Disruptive Age
Two decades of upheaval have given rise to a new approach to managing risk. In today’s post we’ll look at the history and future of enterprise risk management (ERM). Related on MHA […]
How GRC Can Help You Gain Real Control
Every now and then someone asks me what GRC is and what if anything it has to do with business continuity and IT/disaster recovery. Keep reading for the answers to these and […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Have to Kick the Tires: Protecting Yourself Against Supply-Chain Catastrophes
One of the biggest areas of unmitigated risk we see across all industries is supply-chain risk. Most organizations are not adequately protected against the loss of critical third-party suppliers In today’s post, […]
The BCM Trident: 3 KPIs That Can Sharpen Your Continuity Program
King Neptune gets power from his three-pronged trident, and those of us who work in business continuity can gain power from what I call the BCM Trident. That is, the three key performance […]