Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
Let’s talk about the law of aggregate marginal gains. As the theory goes, many tiny improvements add up to huge wins over time. In the case of the British Cycling Team, the accumulation of tiny improvements like improved handwashing, new massage gels and pillows, and tweaks to bike ergonomics were credited for the team’s wildly …
Plan-Do-Check-Act and your Business Continuity ProgramRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the key metrics to measure the success of your business continuity program. Topics discussed include business continuity program metrics, maturity models and measurements for continuity programs, strategic metrics that your c-suite wants to see, and operational metrics that show …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses making the case for your business continuity program with your senior executives. Topics discussed include: bridging the gap from aspiration to action as a business continuity leader in your organization, positioning your argument, using metrics and benefits to bolster …
In my 25+ years as a business continuity & crisis management expert, I often get asked one particular question that that makes me cringe: “Are there metrics we should be tracking?” In short and emphatically, YES! What metrics should you be tracking? It depends: Do you really want to know whether your business continuity program …
3 Key Metrics for Business Continuity Program SuccessRead More
Covid 19. Wildfires. Heatwaves. Floods. It’s no wonder that by 2025, 70% of CEOs are predicted to place organizational resilience as a top priority for their organization’s strategic objectives. With resiliency thrust into the limelight, many business continuity professionals may see their next step to sit back and wait for the budget money to rain …
Making the Case for your Business Continuity ProgramRead More
After a pandemic year like 2020—and 2021—executives get the importance of business continuity planning. The situation was the same in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. And in 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. And after mass shooting incidents. Management has a heightened sense of why business continuity is necessary. Then, the memories fade. The urgency diminishes as everyday …
10 Tips for framing your case for Business Continuity to ExecutivesRead More
Google search “business continuity planning steps” and you’ll find a yard sale of results. Is it 5 steps, or 7, or 4? Which are the most involved and which are the most important? How long does the business continuity planning process take? And who should be involved? I would love to be the definitive source …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses Brian Kreb’s recent article “Don’t wanna pay ransom gangs? Test your backups”. Topics discussed include dealing with ransomware as a disaster recovery and business continuity problem. Do you have the proper backups in place? Do you really know what …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #115: Ransomware and BackupsRead More
