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 …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #24 – The Traditional Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
We’re often asked about the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) process, a part of the Business Continuity lifecycle, and how that should be structured within an organization. Over the next two episodes, we’ll take a look at the BIA, starting with the traditional business impact analysis process, followed by a look next week at the trend …
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8 Things to Consider When Choosing a Business Continuity Consultant
You need a business continuity plan. We’ve previously talked about all the best reasons to invest in business continuity–one of which may be that your industry is subject to government oversight, which has dire implications of unpleasant sanctions should disaster strike. (See this Gartner compendium of laws influencing business continuity and disaster recovery planning.) Besides compliance, …
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6 times business continuity and disaster recovery plans mattered
When you are faced with a disaster that impacts your business, it is already too late to worry about whether your disaster recovery plan is sufficient. Weather, extended power outages and security breaches in your computer systems can be devastating. Here are some companies that had a business continuity plan in place and how they overcame their …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #1 – Shouldn’t we have a plan for alien invasion?
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal Consultant and CEO Bryan Strawser talks about the first question that any potential client asks: Shouldn’t I have a plan for alien invasion??! That’s not really the question, of course. What gets asked is this: Shouldn’t I have a plan for X?! That situation could …
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8 Things to Look At When Assessing Third Party Risk
By this point, your company should know why it’s important to manage risk and invest time and money into business continuity. What many businesses fail to realize, though, is how vulnerable they are due to the third parties and vendors they work with. Here is some important information that you need to be aware of …
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Why invest in business continuity?
The question, “Why invest in business continuity?” might seem redundant to the layperson. Isn’t everything a business does, and every investment it makes, geared towards its own continuance? In the timeline of the present it is, but there are deeper and not-so-obvious implications of what business continuity is all about–and there are potentially dire consequences …
A look at the new ISO 22317 Standard for Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
In September 2015, ISO finalized and published their second standard for business continuity: ISO 22317:2015 – Guidelines for Business Impact Analysis (BIA). In the life cycle of your business, leveraging a systematic business continuity process can mean the difference between a safety net and disaster. ISO 22317 analyzes from within Getting to the heart of business …
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