Metrics
Continuity Insights Chicago 2013
February 7, 2013 2:29 pm | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Events | CommentsJune 18-19, 2013 at the AMA Executive Conference Center, Chicago, Il.Continuity Insights Chicago will address the critical issues most important to business continuity professionals in the Midwest, and facilitate the sharing of meaningful and valuable information between regional colleagues.
Tervela Turbo Blasts Into The Big Data Marketplace
October 23, 2012 12:19 pm | News | CommentsTervela Turbo, based on Tervela's proven data fabric platform, is a high-performance data movement engine that feeds mission-critical applications on the front-line of business with large-scale, streamed data. The product was built for real-time business intelligence and operational analytics.
E. Program Development, Methodology & Measurement Track — 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
April 4, 2012 12:09 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Events | CommentsA listing of Program Development, Methodology & Measurement educational sessions at the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference and links to download presentation slides.
2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
February 28, 2012 11:13 am | News | CommentsThe Continuity Insights Management Conference is the premiere event for strategic business continuity discussion, offering unmatched opportunities to learn and network.
Continuity Insights & KPMG LLP Launch Global Business Continuity Management Program Benchmarking Study
November 29, 2011 4:40 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | News | CommentsContinuity Insights and KPMG LLP are pleased to announce the re-launch of the widely-recognized Business Continuity Management Program Benchmarking Study.
Ask the EAB- May/June 2011
May 4, 2011 12:47 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsHow do you measure the effectiveness of your program? How do you know that what you’re doing is really working and that your organization (and those upon whom you are dependent) is truly prepared?
Yeah, That Makes Sense
September 23, 2010 8:00 pm | by Joe Jurchak Director of BC Management | Articles | CommentsIt’s a beautiful thing when your management understands immediately where your continuity risks are and what needs to be done about them. Getting to that point requires a little science and a lot of art. Metrics and reporting are the communication instruments of a sound BCP program. Often regarded as a simple technical exercise in gathering data, they can make or break your program’s effectiveness in leading the firm to sound continuity capabilities.
Creating Program Metrics that Demonstrate Value
April 11, 2010 8:00 pm | by Brian Strong | Articles | CommentsMeasuring program effectiveness is often considered the holy grail of business continuity. Learn how one company undertook a fearless journey into this nebulous terrain by viewing its program as a business process and embracing continuous improv...
Focusing and Measuring Your Continuity Efforts to Improve Resiliency
April 11, 2010 8:00 pm | by Tanya Raso | Articles | CommentsHow do you ensure your organization is addressing its most critical continuity exposures? How do you know if you’ve reached your goal of resilience? If you’re challenged with implementing a business continuity program across a global organizatio...
Iterative Project Management Meets Business Continuity Management
January 3, 2010 7:00 pm | by Jeff Puetz Director of Enterprise Risk Management | Articles | CommentsWhen I was asked at a recent business continuity conference whether I was enjoying the program, I answered something like “The speakers are all very knowledgeable, but I’m not hearing any new ideas.” The person with whom I was speaking shared something with me that I took to heart. He argued that benefit is not always derived from a new idea, but possibly by approaching an idea from a different perspective.
Effective Measurements and Reporting
May 5, 2008 8:00 pm | by Adam Levison Senior Vice President | Articles | CommentsAs the follow-up to the 2007 Continuity Insights session on metrics and reporting methodologies, this session will take a brief look at how implementing strong metrics and reporting techniques can improve program representation, elevate exposure...
Managing Operational Resiliency - A Benchmarking Case Study
February 29, 2008 7:00 pm | by Charles Wallen and Dave White | Articles | CommentsOrganizations have become increasingly aware of the strategic importance of business continuity, security, and the management of operational risk. The term resiliency is being applied to a variety of efforts to improve capabilities to adaptively respond to disruptive events, be they disasters, cyber-attacks, or human error. Building a resilient organization requires a few basics: a clear definition of resilience, a way to measure capabilities, and a roadmap to provide direction for improvement. To that end, the Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) and Carnegie Mellon CERT, have developed a resiliency management approach and the supporting Resiliency Engineering Framework (REF).
BCP at Citi: It's Crystal Clear
August 31, 2007 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsAsk Rudy Garcia about his business continuity program and there are a few key phrases that you're going to hear quite a bit: crystal clear, business drivers, strategic planning, communication, useful information, day-to-day basis. Those phrases pretty well sum up Garcia's approach to BCP: Have a crystal clear understanding of the organization's business drivers. Develop a strategic business continuity program that is aligned with the business. Communicate that program to all relevant parties. Provide stakeholders, particularly top management, with useful information that will help them make business decisions. And add value to the organization on a day-to-day basis.
Now that You're Good At Measuring Compliance, Start Measuring Capabilities
April 22, 2007 8:00 pm | by Joe Jurchak Director of BC Management | Articles | CommentsNinety-three percent of your IT systems passed their recovery test and 99 percent of your plans had annual maintenance applied on time. Does this mean you are ready? Are you as resilient as the business requires? This session illustrates commo...
FSTC Resiliency Maturity Model, A Process Improvement and Measurement Tool
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Charles Wallen | Articles | CommentsThis session will discuss a project currently being undertaken by the Financial Services Technology Consortium and the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. These groups aim to define a Resiliency Maturity Model (RMM) fra...
A Results-Driven Approach to Business Resilience
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by George Andrews | Articles | CommentsBusiness executives want a business resilience program that is managed well and they want to know where the program is headed. The program should answer key questions for executives, including: How resilient are my critical business processes? H...
Continuity Planning Dilemmas: Fatalism Versus Precaution
June 30, 2005 8:00 pm | by Mark Jablonowski | Articles | CommentsThe bigger the risk, the harder it is to plan to deal with it. BCP is most difficult for hazards that can cause effects that are terminal, irreversible, and present the greatest peril to s-as individuals, corporations, communities, or society at large. The very size and potential of these major risks is compelling, yet we remain strangely powerless when actually faced with them.
Creating Metrics to Trace Your DR Readiness
May 17, 2005 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsTraditional thinking maintains that the greater the distance in time from our last BC/DR test, the harder our recovery will be. It is often that period between tests/exercises where many companies are most vulnerable or uncertain how ready the...
Conducting A Self Assessment Using the Public Domain Business Continuity Maturity Model
April 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Scott Ream President | Articles | CommentsMaturity models have been developed for a variety of business disciplines. Their use and value is well established for both evaluation and certification of corporate program implementations. The essence of a maturity model is to define the cha...
