Human Factors in Crisis Management
The “Human Factor” is the single greatest variable in your BCP program. You can have plans, strategies, multiple contingencies but it still comes down to people and their inner workings. People have […]
Black Swan Events
Recently, there was an article in the September Harvard Business Review and it focused on Assessing Risk today. Traditionally, there has been a focus on planning for high probability, high impact events. […]
The Importance of Alternate Work Site Recovery Agreements
Do each of your business units have an agreement with their alternate work site? Your business units should have a comprehensive agreement outlining what will and will not be provided at the […]
Alternate Work Site Relocation Plan
Do you have a high-level global plan that summarizes the requirements to relocate your business units from your primary site to the alternate work site? Even though your business unit recovery plan […]
Is Your Continuity Program Resilient Enough for Today’s Global Environment?
“The world is becoming turbulent faster than organizations are becoming resilient” Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review Is your organization achieving higher levels of resiliency as the world becomes more turbulent? Or are […]
Sample Pandemic Exercise for Crisis Management Team
Need to plan a Sample Pandemic exercise? Below is simple exercise “straw man” to help you build from at your organization. In this exercise, we sent out an email pre-notification alerting our […]
The “EX” Factor in Your BCP Program
What is your BCP program’s “EX” factor? “EX” is short for EXECUTION and it is the key differentiator in all recovery programs. If your program does not have a high “EX” factor, […]
Leading BCP Expert & CEO of MHA Consulting Speaks on Merits of BCP Metrics
Michael Herrera, leading BCP expert and CEO of MHA Consulting, spoke at the August 5th, 2009 meeting of the Arizona Contingency Planners on the merits of using metrics to measure the maturity […]
Measuring the Maturity of Your BCP Program
Need to measure the maturity of your BCP program? At MHA Consulting, we look at a number of components to measure the current state of a BCP program. The evaluated components are weighed […]
Facilitating Crisis Management Mock Disaster Exercises
I have personally facilitated over 200 mock disaster exercises in my career and enjoy every minute of it. Facilitating a well thought out crisis management exercise takes time and effort. I have a […]