Being able to continue critical business functions while responding to a major disaster, and then to return to normal operations efficiently and cohesively afterward, is a critical success factor for all organizations. Effective Business Continuity programs (BCPs) a [ ... ]

Exercises are the “bread and butter” of emergency management. they are the way we train our staff, validate our plans, and prove that we can recover our company, organization or agency. What I have observed in my years of professional practice is that although  [ ... ]

To some, an “SLA,” or service-level agreement, represents a formal contract between a customer and a supplier. to others, it signifies a guarantee that a service will always be available and operational. To business continuity practitioners, however, the SLA sh [ ... ]

What Is a Rumor? To understand how to fight rumors, we need first to understand what a rumor is and then how and why it circulates. There are many definitions of “rumor,” but what they have in common is that a rumor comprises unverified, unconfirmed informatio [ ... ]

“Of course my function is critical. We need all of our department systems back in no less than 4 hours, and we can’t have more than 1 day data loss. No question about it!” The Business Continuity (BC) resource taking the interview marks down 4 hours for the  [ ... ]

Business Continuity Management has made considerable progress in recent years and is now a recognized profession in most sectors, often including the Board Room and the Executive Suite. With this recognition has come an influx of those seeking to build their careers in Business C [ ... ]