A Backward Glance: Revisiting Our Key Blog Posts from 2021
With 2021 winding down, the time is ripe to revisit some of our key blog posts from the past year. It’s also a good time to thank everyone for reading and remind […]
The Best Policy: The Core Element of a Good BCM Program Is Honesty
You can’t have a good business continuity management or BCM program without the core elements of BIAs, TRAs, recovery plans, and exercises, but it’s possible that the most important element of all […]
Staying Current: Why You Need to Keep Your BCM Plans Up to Date
Many organizations bring great energy to the job of creating new business continuity plans, then they put them on a shelf and allow the passage of time to make them obsolete. In today’s post, we’ll look at […]
8 Oversights That Can Bring Your Operations to a Standstill
Events in Texas this week drew attention to what could happen to companies that are unprepared for a lengthy power outage. But this is only one of many types of failure to […]
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 […]
Continuing to Thrive: A Definition of Business Continuity
If you are new to the world of business continuity, you might have asked yourself, What exactly is business continuity, anyway? In today’s post, we’re going to define business continuity by taking […]
A Robust Business Continuity Plan in 20 Steps
Contrary to popular belief, a business continuity plan is not a single document but an aggregate of assessments, processes, and checklists. In today’s post, we’ll lay out the process of creating a […]
Year-End Roundup: Our Most Popular Business Continuity Blogs of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, here is a look back at MHA Consulting’s five most popular blog posts of 2019, judging by the number of clicks received. The topics that were […]
Learning to Talk to Your IT/DR Colleagues
In some ways, the relationship between business continuity professionals and their colleagues from the information technology/disaster recovery team can be compared to that of a man who is drifting in a hot […]
7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy
Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly […]
The Difference Between Business Continuity and Insurance – Business Continuity 101
In last week’s blog, we discussed why you should invest in a business continuity (BC) program. One point we made was that insurance against loss is typically not enough, so the additional […]
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 […]
