How to Build a Good Relationship Between the BCM Program and the IT Department
Some relationships are casual, like the ones you have with the people who make your lattes, share the elevators you ride in, and sit next to you in the airport waiting rooms. […]
How a BCM Professional Is Like a Family Doctor
Did you know that business continuity management professionals are a lot like family doctors? Let’s rephrase that: BCM professionals SHOULD conduct themselves like family doctors, in many important respects. The family doctor, […]
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 […]
2017 in Business Continuity: The Year of the Cloud
In our 2017 recap, we’re paying particular attention to SaaS, IaaS, and DRasS—and what business continuity and the cloud means for you. From a business continuity and disaster recovery point of view, […]
Email Security: How BC Professionals Can Help Their Companies Stay Safe
These days social media is the little red sports car of communications platforms while email is more like your father’s Oldsmobile. However, the fact is, email is still the mainstay of internal […]
Overreacting: Don’t Learn the Wrong Lessons During a Disaster
A natural disaster can jumpstart your business continuity plans, but it can also do it more harm than good. Is your disaster response hurting you? Disasters like the one in Puerto Rico […]
Aligning Your ITIL Process With Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Aligning ITIL processes to your DR plan leads to more efficient and effective use of IT infrastructure. Inadequate planning is a risk to the business, and is often overlooked until it is […]
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 […]
What About When Communication Methods are Limited?
Do you have plans in place for use when traditional communication methods are limited? Here’s why you should create and implement backup communications systems. In our blogs over the past several weeks, we […]