Articles
Intelligence-Based Business Continuity | Part 1: The POST Method
February 6, 2012 12:57 pm | by Erik Dierks | CommentsSocial networking has provided business continuity planners with a valuable tool for communication and information gathering during a crisis. The complexity of these platforms, however, requires that they be leveraged only in conjunction with a clearly defined strategy. The POST method identifies the order of decisions that a company should make in composing its strategy for using social networking technologies.
Regional Resilience — ChicagoFIRST Style
January 30, 2012 1:46 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsBrian Tishuk, Executive Director at ChicagoFIRST, speaks with CI about the organization’s unique take on regional resilience, the work done to prioritize internet bandwidth during events such as a pandemic, credentialing and preparations for the NATO G8 summit.
BIA Best Practices: How To Compensate For Exaggerated Business Unit Valuations
January 23, 2012 1:39 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsWhen the total of all financial impacts from an outage exceeds the annual revenue of the organization, you know it’s time to modify your approach. Five members of Continuity Insights’ editorial advisory board discuss the techniques they use to compensate for business unit managers that overemphasize their own or their unit’s value during the business impact analysis (BIA) process. Among the recommendations are peer reviews, senior leader engagement and validation, steering committee reconciliation and, believe it or not, sarcasm.
How To Identify & Update Dinosaur Processes & Technologies In Your Organization
January 16, 2012 9:33 am | by Jennie Clinton, MBCP, MBCI | CommentsDisaster recovery and business continuity plans are based on evolving technologies and, like the dinosaurs, some aspects of these plans will become extinct. We can dissect a comprehensive BC/DR program into separate categories -- process, technology and communications -- to discover those areas that have become dinosaurs and thus, to a large degree, extinct ways of thinking.
UNLV’s Proposed PhD In Resilience
January 10, 2012 12:50 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsMarc Glasser, Adjunct Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), recently revealed the University is conducting exploratory research for a possible PhD in Resilience. According to Glasser, UNLV’s research strongly indicates the need for scholarly “resilience” pursuits. CI speaks with Glasser about his interpretation of resilience, the drivers for a PhD-level program, and possible tuition costs and starting dates.
Using Social Media In A Crisis: Five Questions A Resilient Organization Must Answer
January 9, 2012 1:49 pm | by Gideon F. For-mukwai & Oliver S. Schmidt, C4CS, LLC | CommentsIn order to deal with a myriad of stakeholders who increasingly turn to the Internet in order to be heard, every organization must understand potential and existing financial, managerial, operational, and reputational risks it faces, how its stakeholders impact and view these risks, and how social media can be utilized to interact with stakeholders in order to minimize the risks.
From Columbine To Norway: Planning For Today's Active Shooter Events
December 20, 2011 9:40 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsCI speaks with crisis experts, a disaster recovery practitioner and notification vendors about the recent events in Norway, active shooter events in the U.S., crisis management srategies, active shooter protocols and crisis communications.
Why Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Will Take Hold In 2012
December 19, 2011 11:29 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsCI speaks with Ziv Kedem, CEO of Zerto, about the surge of virtual servers in 2011, the performance characteristics of Cloud-based disaster recovery and why 2012 will be the year of disaster recovery-as-a-service.
What Do You Want To Know About Pandemic Planning?
November 18, 2011 5:31 am | CommentsDecember’s podcast will focus on how business continuity professionals can prepare and plan for pandemics. Two Continuity Insights editorial advisory board members with extensive experience in public health will discuss the lessons learned and best practices from recent pandemics, as well as answer readers' questions.
Survey: Critical Issues In Business Continuity
November 16, 2011 11:10 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | CommentsA look at the issues having the greatest impact on business continuity professionals and how they could, or should, impact your organization and the industry as a whole.
Hurricane Hype
November 16, 2011 10:51 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsAs Tropical Storm Irene crossed into Canadian airspace, simultaneous back slapping and criticism broke out along the East Coast in response to officials’ handling of the event. Back slapping for the widespread warnings and evacuations that took place, and criticism from some who believe the event was overhyped.
A Guide To PS-Prep Certification
November 16, 2011 10:06 am | by Lynnda Nelson, President, The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) | CommentsICOR's Lynnda Nelson explains the benefits of PS-Prep certification and the steps organizations should follow to achieve certification.
Continuity Risk Management: The New 'Big Dog'
October 14, 2011 10:47 am | by By David Nolan, CEO, Fusion Risk Management, Inc. | CommentsThere are compelling signals that clearly indicate continuity risk management is now front and center, with traditional continuity programs falling in line as part of a bigger risk management agenda.
I’m No Tony Robbins, But ...
September 21, 2011 6:20 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | CommentsWe are lucky that the business continuity industry has a number of prominent noble aspects: Protecting employees and helping customers affected by disaster, to name two. Being able to see the positive results of a plan or initiative provides us with motivation and helps us perform to the best of our abilities.
10 Years On: Lessons From 9/11
September 21, 2011 6:04 am | by Joe Flach, Consultant, Safe Harbor Consulting, LLC | CommentsEverything we knew about communications, congregation points, crisis management, leadership styles, succession plans, SPOFs and mental health either changed or was reaffirmed by the events of 9/11.
