The business continuity management lifecycle (BCM lifecycle) is a critical aspect of an effective business continuity program. It ensures that your company can continue to operate in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. The goal is to create a plan that minimizes disruption to your operations and provides you with the best possible outcomes …
What is Business Continuity?
As your company’s newly assigned head of global security, you’ve just been informed that running your organization’s business continuity program falls squarely within your role. But what is business continuity? Sure, you’re a battle-tested veteran in managing security for large-scale enterprises. Business continuity? Not so much. The revelation leaves you feeling a lot like that time you …
What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About the Business Continuity Lifecycle
Business continuity and crisis planning is not a one-and-done event. Still, I see a lot of businesses make this pivotal mistake. They put in a lot of work conducting their initial business impact analysis (BIA), identifying the resilience gaps, creating plans, policies, lists, and procedures, and distributing these throughout the organization. Then they quit. In …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #25 – To BIA or not to BIA
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 …
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