Explore the role of force majeure in business continuity, its interpretation challenges, and risk mitigation strategies for unforeseen events.
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Business Continuity Plan Update: Navigating 2023 Challenges
Discover key strategies for your business continuity plan update to navigate 2023 challenges, from disaster recovery planning to cybersecurity focus.
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An Overview of IT Disaster Recovery
At its core, an IT disaster recovery plan is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a plan that you put in place proactively to help guarantee that you’ll be able to resume normal business operations, regardless of the type of disaster scenario that you may one day face. It’s a holistic, thoughtful and forward-thinking plan …
Crisis Management Case Study: 2008 Financial Crisis
In 2008, there were real concerns that the US economy was actually going to collapse. That would have led to a big recession, or perhaps another depression to rival the Great Depression of the 1920s and 1930s. But it was not just the US that was struggling. The entire global economy was experiencing crisis-level issues …
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Thinking Through Your Next Crisis Now
Its Friday afternoon when the phone rings. Something truly bad has happened – something that could change the face of your company. What to do next? Breathe deep and think through these steps: Gather the essential information. Gather all of the essential information. Not everything will be available right away, but more information will come …
Success factors for effective crisis exercises
Explore “Exercise success factors” in business continuity planning: enhancing performance, managing expectations, and accurate documentation.
Predictable Patterns During a Crisis
By definition, a crisis creates an unstable and high pressure situation. In the moment, there are so many unknowns and you would give anything for a crystal ball to know how it will unfold. While we would not recommend speculating, we have seen hundreds of crises and identified common patterns that have emerged in most …
An Unexpected Path: Finding My Niche in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
In December 2004, I graduated from Augsburg College in Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, economics, and business administration. I wasn’t sure which direction my future career would take me but I was looking forward to finding out what was next. Discovering Disaster Recovery Fortunately, I landed the first job I applied …
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