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How to Sell the Business Case for Business Continuity

Business Case, Business ContinuityBy opscentre November 5, 2012

Some of the most effective selling in any context is done by systematically applying certain rules. Selling the business case of business continuity is no exception. Finding out what internal decision-makers want and presenting the case for BC so that it demonstrates value in their eyes, while motivating them to accept sooner rather than later,…

How Hacktivism Fuels the Business Case for Business Continuity

Business ContinuityBy opscentre October 11, 2012

Statistics from the 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report from network provider Verizon indicate that the biggest thieves of data are now the hacktivists – activists with the ability to hack into organisational data systems. Hacktivism puts a new spin on the business case for business continuity because they are no longer hacking just to show…

Maximum Tolerable Outage is Also Defined by User Frustration Levels

Business ContinuityBy opscentre October 8, 2012

In the days when business continuity was still mostly a competitive advantage, there was a tendency to think of maximum tolerable outage as being defined by external customer expectations. Whether for manufacturing, finance or other industry sectors, MTO was measured in terms of effect on the customer base, likely customer reactions and the impact on…

Did the London Olympics Overdo the Business Continuity Planning?

Business ContinuityBy opscentre August 20, 2012

Stay away from London during the Olympics. That was the message that many people understood from the business continuity planning warnings issued about the difficulty of getting to, and moving around in, London, while the 2012 Olympic Games were being held. Companies were told that their employees might face effective denial of access to their…

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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