If you missed part 1 of 10 steps to tabletop exercise success, you might want to go back and read that post first, available here. 6) Capture A lot of great information gets shared during a tabletop exercise and you don’t want to miss any of it! Here are 4 VERY simple steps to take: […]
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Tabletop exercising success. Whether you’re conducting your first, you conduct them regularly or you’re looking to improve them, there are always steps to take to make your tabletop exercising more successful. Here are the steps you’ll want to take to make your next tabletop exercise a success. 1) Choose the correct format. There are lots […]
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Is the sky falling? Or are we over sensitive? Disasters seem very common these days. Especially if you’re reading news and social media headlines. It appears that we are under almost daily assault by a variety of common and obscure threats that are presented to us as disasters: catastrophic – or nearly so – for […]
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A Business Continuity plan or a Disaster Recovery plan? How do you know which of these you should be writing for your company? Is there even a difference between the two? The short answer is yes, there is a difference! And it is not intuitive. Most people hear the words ‘disaster recovery’ and assume that […]
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How to “do” BCP on a budget. Are you tasked with building a recovery plan for your business and you don’t know where to begin? Have no idea how to calculate your budget or how to justify it? While it might sound like a daunting task, it really isn’t all that difficult, but you will […]
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I always find it interesting to see how the field of Business Continuity (BCP), Disaster Recovery (DRP) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) is continually evolving. Recently I was asked to comment on the “need” for BCP consultants when a client already has BCP software. Before this month this wasn’t a big deal, but now it’s a […]
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Business Continuity Profile It’s one thing to have a business continuity plan, but it’s another to make sure your staff know about it. Those involved in writing the plan and the core members of recovery teams are likely aware of the plan. This is great, but what about everyone else in the organization? When bad […]
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Like any niche business, Business Continuity (BCP) has its own set of terms. The process of protecting your business can be stressful enough, and the last thing you want or need is to get lost in the jargon when you are evaluating BCP solutions. To help clear the air, let’s keep things simple and review […]
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December 1, 2020
3 Ways Your BCP Can Help You with Non-Emergency Operations
While Covid-19 has many people working from home, many companies have sent part or even...
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10 steps to tabletop exercising success Part 2 of 2
If you missed part 1 of 10 steps to tabletop exercise success, you might want...
November 24, 2020
10 steps to tabletop exercising success Part 1 of 2
Tabletop exercising success. Whether you’re conducting your first, you conduct them regularly or you’re looking...
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#BlackFriday 2020
BlackFriday 2020 is here! Welcome to this weeks #FreeBCPFriday #BlackFriday 2020 blog post (we posted...
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#BlackFriday week 3
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