Hello Members, I have recently started working on BCM and I would be conducting a scenario test in Singapore. I need some assistance on how to conduct the...
Norm Harris, my mentor, would say there is only one scenario - you go to work and there is nothing there. His scenario includes everything lesser. However,...
OK, Â The first thing you must do after defining the disaster scenario (what has happened and what is affected, and how seriously)Â is to define the scope of...
Dear Samir, A full-blown scenario test presumes a history of component testing of business unit plans, IT plans, emergency response plans, and their detailed ...
Dear Members I request for your help on conducting a Risk Assessment for my organization. It is a multinational software consulting company spread over 3...
My suggestion is that you create mini-plans for each functional unit, rolling those into a site plan and then those (site plans) into an enterprise plan.  ...
We have just added a new service to Continuity Central which will also benefit users of this group. It will enable you to obtain business continuity news and...
If it were me I would do one risk broad assessment for each city where you can collate the external/environmental threats that are common to that city and then...
dear Members Might start with a "threat easement first" .... balance threats with impacts and likelihoods ... might recommend using a tool so you can later...
Physical interruption events (hurricane, earthquake) happen to specific sites and may or may not affect all sites located in a single city. Logical ...
I am planning on having the departments in my company rotate through a "work from home day" schedule this year and was hoping somebody on the list may have...
Kathleen writes: Reputational incidents can affect ALL sites and even shut down the business completely. How true. Few organizations are prepared to deal with...
Hi Jim, I've had one small site do this as a pilot and it was small enough my in-country evaluator interviewed everyone about the experience. I'm planning to...
Same here. We instituted work from home rotations where applicable for service desk staff, work from alternate site (or home) allowances for people needing to...
I would like to attend a BC conference this year. There are a few out there...DRJ, Continuity Insights, CPM. I'd be interested in getting feedback from those...
It depends somewhat on your focus. Â DRJ in Orlando is good for those who are involved in Business Continuity & DR planning, performing Business Impact...
I've hit Continuity Insights and WCDM. One very important thing; regardless of the conference, look at the speakers and subjects. In many cases, the speakers...
Another thought regarding DRJ's conference: They tend to have high turnover from one conference to the next as the conference overall tends to be aimed at the...
Hi all, I posted this question on DRJ but I haven't received any feedback and I'm on a deadline, so I'm hoping you can help. I'm trying to satisfy myself that...
R, I can see what you were getting to with your definition. "Remember, what a Recovery Time Objective really tells us is `the time to impact', and generally,...
I was way underwhelmed with DRJ's conference. If they truly do aim it at beginners, then why do they bother with claiming some sessions are for advanced users?...
Hi Jim, Yup, I'm aware of the various definitions, although we use DRI's, "The period of time within which systems, applications, or functions must be...
I think the greatest oxymoron in the history of exhibitions is the last minute cancellation of the English Business Continuity Expo due to be held in London...
Actually RTO should be determined through a Business Impact Analysis, to determine the point in time where the unavailability of a critical system causes...
"the free entry delegates usually spent their valuable time collecting free pens and looking gormless" ??  How dreadfully condescending. I have taken...
Yes, the guide that I make reference to is a BIA guide. I recently landed in a new organization with a 10 page BIA done at the process level. What I mean to...
Yep, I agree. That sounds like a feckless service provider whining about not getting bites on an overpriced service or product. There's a fine line between...
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