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Is Your BCM Program Failing? 23 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
I recently sat down with a colleague to talk about Business Continuity Management, the need for use of metrics in today’s programs and why some people lead good programs but many fail. We looked bac...
System Development Lifecycle Model 20 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
IT Risk Management is a subset of overall Risk Management because the IT systems must enable the company to achieve its objectives in a secure and cost-effective manner. IT Risk Management ideally is ...
The Future Today – Simultaneous Multi-Site Mock Disaster Exercises 10 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
If leading a single site mock disaster exercise isn’t difficult enough, leading a simultaneous multi-site mock disaster exercise is not for the faint of heart. However, in today’s world of emerging t...
Reasons for Testing the BC/DR Plan 6 Aug 2013 | 01:48 am
There are numerous reasons for testing a Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan. The most obvious reason is to ensure that the plan will work in the event of a real disaster or disrupti...
Training and Testing for your Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery Plan 26 Jul 2013 | 09:59 pm
There are several different ways to go about training staff regarding the Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan and simultaneously testing the plan. These include tabletop exercises, f...
Practicing the Crisis Communication Plan 25 Jul 2013 | 03:02 am
As they say, “practice makes perfect,” however, often times this step is forgotten about after a plan is put in place. When people better understand what is expected of them, what their roles, respons...
Recovery Service Level Agreements 20 Jul 2013 | 02:39 am
Any agreement you enter into for recovery should include specific metrics such as time, cost, availability, response time, throughput, bandwidth, etc. These metrics fall under the category of Service ...
Three Rules for Crisis Communication 17 Jul 2013 | 04:36 am
The crisis communication plan should cover many things but there are three rules to keep the plan effective. When followed, these rules should yield the best possible results within the constraints of...
Recovery Options – Cost vs. Capability 11 Jul 2013 | 04:31 am
After paring down a list of recovery options based on those that meet your companies Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) and recovery requirements it is time to assess the cost and capabilities of each r...
Four Key Dimensions of a BCM Program – #3 Business Recovery 6 Jul 2013 | 04:50 am
At MHA, we divide up the Business Continuity Management (BCM) program into four (4) key dimensions that includes Program Administration, Crisis Management, Business Recovery and IT Disaster Recovery. ...
