The Magnificent Seven: 7 Key BC Areas to Focus on in 2021
The vaccine is coming, COVID-19 is spiking, and 2021 is picking up steam. At this tumultuous time, here are the “magnificent seven”: seven key areas that business continuity professionals should be focusing […]
Monster Mash: Two BCM Monsters That Can Ruin Your Recovery Plans
It’s Halloween and monsters are on the prowl, especially in companies’ business continuity plans. In today’s post, we’ll look at two such BCM monsters—the Headless Horseman and the Disaster Zombie—that have the […]
Should You Do BCM Yourself? It Depends…
Does it make sense for organizations, as a cost-control measure, to do business continuity management (BCM) entirely on their own rather than engaging an outside consultant? For some companies, this is a […]
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 BCM Blogs of 2019
With the clock running out on 2019, there’s no better time than now to take a look back at our most popular posts of the year. In this last post before the […]
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 […]
Testing 1-2-3: Three Things You Should Know About Business Continuity Testing
An entire book could easily be written on business continuity testing —in fact, we’re developing an ebook on this topic right now. We plan to publish it next year, but in the […]
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, […]
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 […]