Business Continuity Planning Outside the Box
Necessity as they say is the mother of invention. Business continuity planning sometimes needs some outside-the-box invention, especially in the case where a major functional component of an organisation becomes unavailable. This has been the case for a museum (Le Museon Arlaten) in the south of France, founded in 1899 with the mission of conserving […]
More on business continuity good practice guidelines
At the risk of labouring a point, here’s some further information on a particular business continuity good practice guideline – that of understanding where to look for the most likely threat. A survey from the Neverfail Group, a systems software vendor, earlier this year indicates that that the real danger to business continuity is from […]
Lessons from a Business School on Business Continuity
From time to time, it’s instructive to look around and see what organisations are doing with business continuity. With business continuity management now an increasingly important part of good business practice, business schools are led to include this in their courses, and hopefully practise what they preach. A visit to the website of the London […]
Business Continuity Management for the Masses
Henry Ford would have appreciated the Wiley publishing company’s approach to business continuity management. In keeping with the rest of its “For Dummies” books, Wiley will (September 2012) be bringing out the “Business Continuity for Dummies” edition, mass-produced BCM in something of a one-size-fits-all approach. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – BCM deserves […]
Is Social Networking now part of Business Continuity Plan Best Practice?
Social media like Facebook and Twitter now have a lot in common with mobile phone networks. They are accessible to millions of people and they also stay up and running even if disaster strikes an enterprise and shuts down its corporate IT system. Anything that is that “continuous” merits examination in the light of business […]
How to get your Colleagues to use a Business Continuity Plan Template
If you’ve picked a business continuity plan template for your organisation and you want the various departments to use it, your sales skills or charm may impress your colleagues at the start. But how do you ensure that their enthusiasm won’t totally evaporate afterwards, when you’re back at your desk, and they’re back at theirs […]