It’s third-and-goal from the seven. There’s the snap! The quarterback fades to his right. Yavorsky is in pursuit. White throws to the end zone … and it’s intercepted and downed in the end zone. Great defensive play! Sound familiar? The defense comes through with a great play. But will a great defense win the game?… Continue reading The Championship

Often corporate business continuity plans are taken for granted, and their mandated annual maintenance is not considered critical or profitable. Developing and maintaining these plans is seen as another low priority action item on an already too big to-do pile. In fact, given tough economic times, even the jobs of the people who are responsible… Continue reading Profiting from a Business Continuity Plan

Companies have been developing and implementing emergency management and crisis response plans since the early 1970s when business continuity planning was developing, and perhaps even before that. Over the years, many companies have developed emergency plans using organizational structures and sound business management principals. Subsequently, they “planned” to manage emergency events like any other business… Continue reading Using Incident Command System To Improve Management of a Global Event

A roadmap for becoming a stronger, more responsive business Resilience needs are not the same across all industries or even across companies within a given industry. As a result, the process of becoming a resilient business is highly individualized, but the complexity of the task demands a methodical approach. The business resilience transformation lifecycle actually… Continue reading The Business Resilience Transformation Lifecycle

The first decade of the new millennium has come to a close. With the arrival of 2010 it is time to reflect on issues that will demand our attention in the new year. In an industry so vast and complicated, the list could be endless. With the help of industry experts we have narrowed it… Continue reading 10 For 10: The Top Business Continuity Issues For The New Year

As I looked back at 2009 to see what “lessons” I learned from last year, I noticed the usual incidents were included in my database, i.e., incidents of fires, floods and tornadoes. But I also noticed a continuing large number of data breaches, where our private and personal information is being exposed, stolen or lost… Continue reading A Look Back at 2009 for Lessons Learned

How many of us remember playing telephone as a child? The first child whispered a message to the next child and so on down the line of children. The message delivered at the end of the line turns out totally different from the original message sent. How clear are the crisis communication channels you plan… Continue reading ‘Can-and-String’ in a Crisis

The new year has arrived! Let’s hope this one is a better one for business continuity planners and businesses as a whole. While 2009 had many positives; there were also struggles. In this issue of Disaster Recovery Journal, we are focusing on new beginnings and new solutions for the next decade. It’s hard to believe… Continue reading Get Your BC Program Off to the Right Start