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, […]
Mark My Words: Commonly Confused Business Continuity Terms
Many people who are new to business continuity get tripped up by vocabulary. In today’s post, we’ll try to set the record straight on some of the most commonly misunderstood business continuity […]
Establishing a Sound Foundation for the Business Impact Analysis
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – December 4, 2019 – MHA Consulting, Inc. (MHA), a leader in Business Continuity Planning, announced that its next webinar Establishing a Sound Foundation for the Business Impact Analysis, part […]
What to Include in Your Crisis Management Plan
The heart of any crisis management program is the crisis management plan. In today’s post, we’ll tell you what should go into this critical, much-misunderstood document. Related on MHA Consulting: Here Be […]
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 […]
Getting in Sync: Eliminating Recovery Strategy Gaps between BC and IT
Sometimes problems result when the IT department does its own recovery planning then BC comes along and conducts an analysis that shows IT’s plans to be inadequate. In today’s post, we’ll look […]
Sweating the Big Stuff: 5 Things that Really Matter in BCM
Do you know the book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”? Today’s post is about sweating the big stuff. It lays out the five things that matter most for the success of your […]
A Pocket Guide to Business Continuity Management Now
Would you find it useful to read a cheat sheet setting out some of the main themes in business continuity management now? Well, here is my quick take on the main issues […]
Disaster Recovery in 2018: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
The year 2018 continues to see big changes in the practice of IT/Disaster Recovery, but the core concepts for achieving an effective solution for IT and disaster recovery in 2018 remain the […]
How to Stop Third-Party Vendors from Becoming Your Achilles’ Heel
Organizations of all sizes are increasingly turning to third-party vendors to handle tasks which would formerly have been performed in-house. Such tasks can range from payroll and accounting to email to presentation […]
What’s Up, Doc? When and How to Perform a Current State Assessment
I had an interesting week last week: Along with two other MHA consultants, I spent two and a half days performing a current state assessment of the business continuity situation at a […]
7 Reasons Your Recovery Plan Needs an Update
Have you ever had to bail out of an airplane?… Me neither, fortunately. But imagine if you did, and your parachute was too moth-eaten and tangled to support you because you hadn’t […]