I work for a global company and we need some non-US sites that talk about family preparedness. I'm familiar with ready.gov and the American Red Cross family...
Hello, I have a question regarding Risk Assessment of Office Premise. while analysing the risk quotient of the site,it is important to check the speed of the...
A similar site in Canada is www.getprepared.ca. In addtion to offering general information they have materials that people in Canada can order (like booklet's...
The wind speed ratings would change with the location of the office. Local and national regulations would drive what the standards for the area would be. An...
You might want to check with either/both State of Florida and/or Miami/Dade County (FL) government; Dade County has some pretty tough building standards...
There is no guideline that I know of - it seems to me that you would need to contact the architect for a calculation. Â There are various factors that would...
Many of us come under review by FM Global in order to get insurance coverage. If you want to know about that process, contact me [I do not work for them]. do a...
Valuable information is available on http://www.ctbuh.org/ May get some clues on the wind effect on tall buildings. Best regards Nalin Wijetilleke MBA,CISA,...
It is possible to get RTO and RPO for applications; however how far practical is to derive RTO & RPO for Process/ business groups. How can we conduct...
In a message dated 4/6/2009 5:42:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, drr_benil@... writes: It is possible to get RTO and RPO for applications; however how...
G'day DRR Firstly, a signature with at least a name would be a good idea to enable courteous communications. A company or similar status would also be useful...
With more participants this will get to an interesting and high yield level. Chris, I agree to your statement; however how can define a methodology to get RTO...
Dear Benil Thomas, Please identify your firm and location. While this is an open discussion group, its purpose is to support exchange of information among...
Hi All: We are at a stage in our BCP program that we have considerable documentation. However, our gap lies in 'how do we make it real?' in a time of a...
An analysis must be performed to identify critical business processes, the impacts when these processes are interrupted, and the critical-path business...
Hi All; I am developing a BCP policy for my company. If anyone can share their policy's, that would be great! Regards, Barry Bortnick Neovia Calgary...
Phil, With all due respect, I submit that "The RTO for a business process should be set at the point before the impact of an interruption places the...
Barry, May I suggest you refer BS25999-1:2006 Business Continuity Management - Part 1: Code of Practice  Best regards Nalin Wijetilleke MBA,CISA, CGEIT, PMP,...
Couple of members have responded like below: **** The RTO for a business process should be set at the point where the impact of an interruption becomes...
Dear Michael One size doesn't fit all theory goes with this question also. Hence rather than prescribing some best (good) practice, I am sharing what we have...
Hi Michael, Adding to below, I would suggest a separate bridge/ hotline number, where all employees can dial for latest update. BCM is not only limited to...
Dear Michael, Â Here's a couple of points I have learned from painful experience which may help: Â 1) If you decide to use satellite phones, check they will...
Yes you do need communications and notification procedures. Â Depending on the size and complexity of your organization this can be in the form of one or...
Yes, I do agree and missed to mention that we have a BCM Conference Bridge as well, which normally is meant for BCM Committees but can be opened to all...
While many have provided great advice, I thought I would toss in my two cents on the concept of making it real. To make it real and thus get people properly...
Hi Benil Thomas, The methodologies exist, just not formally within BCM. Business process analysis can document processes and interdependencies and timeframes. ...
I agree that the business should decide the until part, perhaps "until the business determines the impact is unacceptable". Some use "until the business or...
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