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Hiring a business continuity consultant – scoping is key

Business ContinuityBy opscentre June 21, 2012

It’s not unusual to feel apprehensive about hiring a business continuity consultant, or indeed any kind of consultant. There are a number of possible reasons. Fear of the unknown is one. How do they work? How do they charge? What return on my investment will I get? Fear of change is another. Consultants bring change…

What’s in a name? (as in Business Continuity)

Business Continuity, Business ResilienceBy opscentre June 19, 2012

Is the term “business continuity” appropriate? It applies to a wider sector than the “business” part of the name suggests. As well as profit-driven, private sector enterprises, many public sector organisations also have BCM in place. Still, the public sector can be just as “business-like” in pursuing its goals as the private one. On the…

What About Debris In Disaster Recovery?

Business Continuity, Disaster RecoveryBy opscentre June 16, 2012

In any disaster that involves some kind of destruction (and are there any disasters that don’t?), there’s going to be some kind of debris. Complete disaster recovery means dealing effectively with that debris. The FEMA (American Federal Emergency Management Agency) 325 Debris Management Guide published in 2007 indicates the potential size of the problem: over…

International Disaster Recovery Planning Disparities

Business Continuity, Disaster RecoveryBy opscentre June 14, 2012

If you’re involved in disaster recovery planning at an international level, you may well find disparities in the different country branches of your organisation. Differences can arise in a number of ways. They can range from simple lack of knowledge of what disaster recovery is or should be, through time lags where different countries are…

More on business continuity good practice guidelines

Business Continuity, Business Continuity PlanBy opscentre June 12, 2012

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…

Small business continuity and succession planning

Business ContinuityBy opscentre June 8, 2012

Of all the possible interruptions to business continuity for small businesses that are the least often considered, but the most likely to stop a company’s operations, lack of succession planning is high on the list. The difficulty associated with finding someone to take over when the current owner or manager retires is compounded by the…

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