Exercises sit at the core of any effective business continuity management (BCM) program. They are where plans are put into practice, assumptions are challenged, and resilience is evaluated under pressure.
The State of Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2026
Disaster recovery (DR) is no longer a back‑office function — it is essential to keep the business running in the face of constant disruption. As technology stacks grow more complex
Is Cyber Resilience Integrated into Organizational Resilience?
EDITOR’S NOTE: 502 resilience leaders and professionals were surveyed during the summer of 2025 on a variety of topics related to organizational resilience. Each of the survey respondents had primary
DR Testing Is Dead: The Rise of Continuous Resilience Validation
For decades, disaster recovery programs have been built around a familiar milestone: the DR test. A scheduled event. A defined scope. A pass/fail outcome. A report delivered to leadership. Most
Beyond Tabletop Exercises: Using Adversarial Simulation to Test Crisis Readiness
Most organizations have a business continuity plan (BCP) sitting on a shelf. It is comprehensive, compliant, and detailed. Yet, post-crisis autopsies consistently reveal a troubling gap: the plan works on
Running Cross-Functional Exercises: Building Organizational Muscle Memory
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a seven-part “Cross-Departmental Resilience Framework” series by Scott Balentine of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. The series offers a practical roadmap for embedding resilience
Establishing a Resilience Council: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Practice
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a seven-part “Cross-Departmental Resilience Framework” series by Scott Balentine of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. The series offers a practical roadmap for embedding resilience
For Want of a Nail: The Art of Realistic, Believable Exercise Scenarios
Suddenly (or not so suddenly) it is that time of the year; the time for you to start to plan the annual senior management tabletop exercise. That’s the four- to
Is It Time for Industry to Adopt a ‘Gold Standard’ When Testing Disaster Recovery Readiness?
Confidence in your disaster recovery planning and your data recovery capability is non-negotiable in today’s business environment where cybersecurity attacks, systems failure and even human error are becoming increasingly frequent.
A Different Approach to Simulation Exercises
Simulation exercises can be very useful in identifying gaps as well as bringing structure to an organization during an unforeseen event. There are many forms a simulation exercise can take
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