The first thing you need prior to development of a detailed Business Resumption plan is to obtain senior management commitment in verbal and financial forms. Without management sign-off, you will… Continue reading The K.I.S.S. Method to BRP

When effective managers are building any kind of program or looking to enhance a current program, one of the questions they ask is, “What do successful programs have in common?”… Continue reading Core Principles of BC/DR

As business continuity planners, we know the importance of protecting our organization. But will everyone in the firm agree with that assessment? Will they back a business continuity plan? It… Continue reading Business Continuity and Training For All Levels of an Organization

Beginning with Sept. 11, 2001, the premise that a disaster is “a low probability, high consequence event” has become redefined in reality as “a high probability, very high consequence event.”… Continue reading How Effective Is Your Response Plan?

Developing a corporate business continuity program is a function of wide-ranging and critical operational concerns, including the need to drive higher revenues and profits, control costs, respond to increasing regulatory… Continue reading Establishing a Corporate Business Continuity Program

Everyone in the business world seems to be having to do more with fewer human resources on a smaller budget. We no longer have the luxury of hiring additional staff… Continue reading GAP to the Rescue

There are many risks that threaten organizations by disrupting computer systems and business processes. These risks include traditional emergencies like fires, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes as well as risks from… Continue reading Business Continuity Management

One of the 10 Professional Practices for Business Continuity Professionals that organizations often overlook is “coordination with external agencies,” most notably government officials. Often as business continuity planners, we think… Continue reading Is Your Recovery in Your Hands?

When’s the last time you heard someone talking about the Board of Directors and a Business Continuity Program? If you haven’t, you will. The purpose of this article is to… Continue reading The Board of Directors Should Be Involved in a BCP. . .

The terms ‘vulnerable’, ‘at-risk’, or ‘under-served’ populations are associated with specific groups or segments of a community whose needs are often not met using the traditional services provided by political… Continue reading The Triad Alliance “Preparing the Vulnerable Population”