Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
On this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser takes a look at small business continuity planning Inspired by a question from Meg Cumby, in this episode we discuss the consequences of disruptions for small businesses, disaster recovery challenges, evaluating risks to your business, and small business continuity planning …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #45: Small Business Continuity PlanningRead More
In an earlier post this year, I talked about the importance of validating the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) results. In today’s post, I want to address the actual validation process. In small to medium-sized organizations, a Business Continuity Manager will have easier access to senior leaders in order to gain alignment on BIA results. If you …
What happens when you find yourself in the middle of a crisis, some of your facilities are impacted, and suddenly you need to relocate several critical teams to an alternate workplace for an indeterminate period of time. If you have planned well, then you’re ready to execute your plan. But if you haven’t…. In this …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #35: Alternate Workplace Strategies for Business ContinuityRead More
As a woman who has spent nearly her entire career in the field of Business Continuity – and now as a Business Continuity Consultant – I’ve always been interested in how few women have risen to executive positions in business continuity and related fields. A couple of studies around Women in Business Continuity Management (BCM) …
You may have missed our Managing Uncertainty Podcast episode from December 26th on To BIA or Not to BIA, where my colleagues discuss the trend of not completing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). This was a follow-up podcast to a previous episode of Managing Uncertainty that discussed the Traditional BIA. Both podcasts are great and really …
Why failing to validate your business impact analysis results is a huge mistakeRead More
A business can experience several types of crisis ranging from data breaches to executive misconduct. The goal of crisis management is to have a system in place to effectively address the coordinated response, resources, and internal and external communication requirements during and after the negative situation. How you accomplish these tasks will impact your corporate …
In last week’s episode, we discussed the traditional approach to the Business Impact Analysis (BIA), a part of the Business Continuity Lifecycle. This week, we’re going to talk about the trend towards not doing the BIA at all. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through the …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #25 – To BIA or not to BIARead More
Published in pamphlet, handbook, and eBook editions by the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 1600’s full title is “Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs, 2016 Edition.” Anyone working in or having overall responsibilities for an emergency management standard in their organization should be familiar with NFPA 1600. It is a comprehensive, yet …
