Issue Archive: September/October 2006
Cover Story
Buffy Rojas, Editor in Chief
Constellation Energy's (CE) enterprise-wide business continuity program (BCP) is a dynamic program that is truly part of the corporate culture. From the chairman's office to the board of directors (who are updated annually), BCP has strong support and sponsorship from all of senior management. That kind of senior level support can be tough to find. But according to Director of Business Continuity Bob Cornelius, CE's CEO actually came looking for him.
Features
Continuity Insights Staff
This year's conference breakout sessions are divided into ten timely topic areas. These concentrations, or tracks, are jam-packed with nearly 70 sessions, including quite a few expert panels.
Buffy Rojas, Editor-in-Chief
What is "workforce continuity"? It's a term recently coined by industry analysts. But is it a useful concept or just more clutter in an already crowded lexicon? And, when implemented, will workforce continuity tactics really work?
Shannon Saia
With 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and tsunamis keeping business continuity issues in the public consciousness, we as business continuity professionals are more conscious than ever of the magnitude of disruption and damage that an unforeseen and unexpected catastrophic event can cause.
Alan Kirschenbaum
When put to the test, most business continuity plans fail to meet their basic minimum objectives. The missing link may be a lack of focus on the fundamental social factors that affect managers and employees decisions concerning theri commitment to their job and work place.
John Bennett
An effective business continuity and availability (BC&A) plan must encompass more than just disaster recovery (DR) and be adequately tested. Recently, HP commissioned a survey about organizations’ business continuity and availability plans. The responses revealed that approximately 90 percent of companies have business continuity and availability plans in place, yet only 26 percent regularly update and test those plans. The good news is that companies largely recognize the importance of planning, and that there are clear planning, implementation and management steps they can take to ensure that their plans are successful.
Cheyene Haase
Without the right people to develop, implement, and roll out your program, your organization could be left in the lurch during a time of crisis. Working with human resources or as a hiring manager, you will need to understand your organization, team, and BC program requirements and use these as a benchmark to evaluate the candidates you are recruiting, interviewing, and - ultimately - hiring.
Roger L. Kemp
The International Association of Fire Chief (IAFC), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, recently convened the "Third Annual Conference on Strengthening the Public Safety Response to Terrorism and Other Hazards." Here's what happened.
Belinda Wilson
An effictive continuity program is not a project with a beginning and an end, but must be addressed as a living process where it is supported through rigorous management processes and evolves over time through the change management process.
