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Predicting the Future for PS-Prep
September 12, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsAs PS-Prep is creeping along, what we’re all wondering is will it somehow become mandatory (by state, by industry, by federal law)? I know that you don’t know, but I’m interested in your take on it. Do you think it will be mandatory someday, someway? And if so, would that be a good thing or a bad thing?
The BCP Software Sales Pitch
September 12, 2010 8:00 pm | by Wayne Stadnik | CommentsBCP software vendors really do want to help you safeguard your company, but no matter how altruistic their intentions, it’s still a business. Here’s one buyer’s take on a few marketing techniques and sale pitches that are sure to be thrown your way.
Blog Hog
September 12, 2010 8:00 pm | by Editor-in-Chief, Buffy Rojas | CommentsMy first “real” job was as a newspaper reporter. I loved it. I really dug the immediacy. Do the interviews, write the article, and the next day there it is in print. For someone who is fundamentally impatient, that kind of professional instant gratification is sweet.
No Plan or a Bad Plan?
September 12, 2010 8:00 pm | by John A. Jackson | CommentsWhat’s worse: having an error-ridden or out-of-date plan that might offer a false sense of security, or no plan at all? Let’s use BP’s contingency plans for the Gulf oil spill to help us decide.
So You Want to A Write Business Continuity Book, Now What?
July 27, 2010 10:02 am | CommentsYou have an idea or proven innovation that works for you. You’re also shrewd enough to realize that your name on a book cover could add to your image. The “book” notions, idea fragments, and sound bites are racing through your mind. But how do y...
Objectively Evaluate (and Potentially Overhaul) Your Program
July 27, 2010 7:19 am | by Mark Armour | CommentsChances are you have some kind of program in place, but does it just need tweaking, or does it require a serious overhaul? How do you build support for a program that was previously viewed as sub-par by clients and peers? Countrywide Financial C...
Medtronic’s Practical Approach to Creating a Resilient Organization
July 27, 2010 6:52 am | by Tanya Raso | CommentsThe term “resiliency” has become the buzz word in the business continuity profession, but what does it really mean? Is it just another fancy new term to describe the same tried and true process of developing response plans or does it suggest so...
More on Crisis Communications and Messaging
July 25, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsThis is part two of our “Messaging Goes Full Throttle” feature that appeared in the July/August 2010 issue of CI. Our experts answer more of your tough questions here.
Ask the EAB - Jul/Aug 2010
July 23, 2010 7:00 am | CommentsMUST ... DEMONSTRATE ... RETURN ... ON ...INVESTMENT. Until we can develop some realistic, replicable, and recognizable quantification of our value (The “3 R’s” of value), we will always be seen as a cost center. That should be the main industry focus for the next three years. Let’s use terrorism as an example.
A Word from YOUR Sponsor ...
July 22, 2010 12:43 pm | by Brian Zawada | CommentsThe preceding comments and questions are frequently communicated by business continuity managers who may not have a program aligned to the strategic needs of the organization or who are not meeting theexpectations of the program sponsor.
ARCHIVED Webinar: The Next REAL Pandemic
July 20, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsWho would have thought a spurting oil rig more than 100 miles from shore could cause a business crisis? Makes you want to start planning for Apophis striking the earth … or an alien invasion. Businesses may have a boatload of continuity plans, but if beach tourism and water activities are what you do, and you didn’t plan for this, what do you do now?
2010 e-Conference Schedule
July 18, 2010 8:00 pm | CommentsCI Announces Speaker Line-Up for the September e-Conference! Join us on September 28-30, 2010 for the second annual Continuity Insights e-Conference and enjoy many of the benefits of an onsite event, without leaving your office. Our opening Keynote Presentation (10:00 am on Sept. 28) is Get Involved! - The Next Step in Public/Private Partnerships, presented by Dan Stoneking, Director, Private Sector, Office of External Affairs, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Are You Prepared for PS-Prep?
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | CommentsWill PS-Prep certification be mandatory? Complicated? Costly? Worth it? And what about this pilot program? With so many questions and so much still up in the air, we ask an expert to sort out what certification might mean to you, and whether this voluntary standard will remain voluntary.
An Active 2010 Hurricane Season
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Chris Hebert | CommentsThe latest predictions from ImpactWeather indicate rough going for the next few months. What you need to know, and how the hurricane season and oil spill might intersect.
Earthquake in Haiti
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | CommentsLogistics, communications, and even public-private partnerships are all critical. But people on the ground are important, too. CI brings two perspectives on what those people need, and how you can be prepared for it.
