“You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation”- Roger Maris If you want to hit a home run within your organization with your business continuity program, then you need to prepare by conducting a proper business impact analysis and learning how to avoid costly BIA mistakes. When done right, the business impact analysis …
How to Maximize Your Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
We recently helped a client of ours discover that they could save a boatload of money (imagine a very big boat) by downsizing their on-premise data centers and moving their data to a cloud-based storage service. As an added bonus, this discovery also helped them avoid a significant expense in updating their on-site legacy systems, …
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Tips for creating an effective business continuity plan
You are ready to begin writing an effective business continuity plan (BCP) for your organization and its critical functions. You have followed our advice on how to communicate your business continuity program to senior executives. You know that business continuity planning is a process that begins with a thorough business impact analysis (BIA). You’ll also …
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Starting a Business Continuity Program
“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.” -Jim Collins In his book, aptly named “Good to Great,” Collins uses this principle to explain why so many, from schools, government, and businesses, to individual people—squander their potential and stay stuck in …
How to talk with your CEO about business continuity
You are a true believer and an expert in business continuity planning. Within your authority and job description limits, you have brought your organization up to a minimal level of business continuity compliance. Your IT is backed up off-site, and your disaster recovery plan looks good on paper, but how do you talk to your …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #124: Business Continuity Standards – Which is right for you?
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses Business Continuity standards and how they can help you improve your business continuity and resiliency program. Topics discussed include the ISO 22301 Standard for Organizational Resilience, NFPA 1600, and the ASIS Business Continuity & Crisis Management Standard. Related Episode …
10 Tips for framing your case for Business Continuity to Executives
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 …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #112 – The Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the Business Impact Analysis (BIA), how we approach the BIA process at Bryghtpath, and the value it can provide to your organization. Topics discussed include the Business Impact Analysis (BIA), the ISO 22301 Standard for Organizational Resilience, our approach …
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