CMT, EMT, SMP, SMT....I'm sure you've heard them all (and more...!) but - What's in a name?" Lots of orgs use different vocabularies for the same things but -...
Jeremy, Thanks very much for your message about communicable diseases planning and I'm sure you are right to have policies to deal with health crises, after...
ADRIAN JENKYN
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Feb 3, 2004 7:52 am
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I have read the group here a couple of times and I was wondering if I could get some information. I am looking to revamp the testing procedures and would like...
Movie examples. The big flaw in many of the Hollywood movies mentioned is that the "head of FEMA" is out there in the trenches. That is the last example one...
Rex, Not only in Movies - had it for real on one Air Force Base I served on (Brit Officer on US Air Force Base in UK) - was working on getting Survive to ...
Clark, There are many different aspects about this theme. In general, there are four kind of tests: 1-Table top: you make a test in theory which is made just...
My thoughts on your thoughts! Thought A: I am not sure about the reasoning for some departments changing their RTOs on account of a 'normal' disruption as...
All, Following along the line of table top and scenario testing, does anyone know where generic scripts can be obtained, at a reasonable price. Thanks, Andy...
HOULT, Andrew, RBSCS,...
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Feb 5, 2004 7:14 am
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Mike -- This is a wonderful example, and I am sure the time will come when I will make reference to it. Thanks. Senior managers anywhere need to be gotten ...
Does anyone have any REAL examples of cost benefit analysis they are prepared to share? This needs to be pre- BIA concepts. A question often aired when selling...
Admin
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Feb 5, 2004 11:43 am
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If you are looking for public comments, try http://johnglenncrp.0catch.com/quotes.html which has a number of cost figures, all attributed. jg Admin...
Andy, Whilst our usual approach to assisting a client with exercising and testing would be to plan and facilitate the exercise with them, as we have developed...
I have attached a link to CIO Magizine's website Ask the Expert: page where Mike Mulholland, former CEO of Sungard Recover Services and current co-founder of...
Dear Colleagues, Since I started being interested in BC, I did not understand the reason of 2 associations. I still don't. If no association existed today,...
I have attended a few DRJ conferences and have recently heard about CPM conferences. I like to get some opinions from colleagues that have attended both. Do...
Dear Serge, DRI International was started in 1988 while The Business Continuity Institute in 1994. Is there anything wrong for the DRII and BCI co-exist? I...
Being part of a third world country in Asia Pacific I see this every day. The basic reason is one association is British / European based and the other is...
philip andrew saunders
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Feb 10, 2004 7:52 am
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Surely a number of options is a good thing - competition and choice increases the diversity of resources available. I picked the BCI because it felt most...
Both DRII and BCI promote good standards and best practices in BC/DR management and planning, both demand that members acquire and maintain a level of...
Mick Chittenden
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Feb 10, 2004 11:39 am
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I do believe that the most distinguishing characteristic between the DRII and the BCI is their approach to the check and balance between training and...
Both sounds like a winner to me for the time being. I took the DRI express course before the exam and about 10% was issues I hadn't given much thought. Its...
Bill Lang
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Feb 10, 2004 2:18 pm
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Ref Jim's comments on DRII training and certification. I have received no DRII training but sat and passed their CBCP examination based on my years of BC/DR...
Mick Chittenden
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Feb 10, 2004 2:18 pm
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Dear All, are you aware of any developed, implemented or published model to review a country's BC Awareness Status ? Cheers, Miguel Albano [Non-text portions...
Actually folks, I am DRII trained for certification purposes but have worked with my British colleagues several times over the years. Save for minor ...
I would like to endorse what Jim Burltes said on this topic - which fully echoes my experience. As someone who has been fully responsible for business...
Here is my take on the DRII/BCI question from my individual perspective only. DRII: The process is designed to work like this: you take the education session...
Look at a January 29, 2001 Wall Street Journal article by Almar Latour, Staff Nokia/Ericsson ldh In a message dated 1/16/2004 4:14:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,...
I am seeking information on how other companies determine their IT recovery strategy. If you have multiple IT locations, do you have a separate strategy for...