Overdoing It: People Who Overplan Their Mock Disaster Exercises
You might be surprised to hear there is such a thing as overplanning a mock disaster exercise. The motivations for this common problem are understandable, but the costs are high, as I’ll […]
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 […]
Little Things Mean a Lot: The Value of Micro Mock Disaster Exercises
Miniature mock disaster exercises are a small thing that can make a big difference in terms of an organization’s preparedness for emergencies. In today’s post, we’ll lay out the benefits of such […]
How to Be a Mock Jock: Advice on Facilitating a Disaster Exercise
The job of facilitating a mock disaster exercise is not for the faint of heart: it’s a critical, high-pressure task that takes a rare combination of skills. In today’s post, we’ll look […]
Kill the Zombies, or How to Get More From Your DR Exercises
Has your organization ever been attacked by zombies? We don’t know any companies that have been, although we do know some that have used this as a scenario in their disaster recovery […]