As a Business Continuity professional at my company, I know that when a disaster hits, we are armed with tested plans to ensure we are prepared to react. What is not well documented in the plans is of utmost importance in a real disaster - Is my family OK? According to Forbes Magazine, a poll found that during 911, fewer than one in three adults in that corne
With the spring weather I find myself using baseball analogies. This includes getting ready for the the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our team is ready but the rulebook is not. We can request the best equipment to improve our ability to win. Common sense, fair play and a good sense of direction will be our best defence. Knowing what plays
Emergency Response/Crisis Management/Life and Safety/Rapid Response..... Many names for responding to events that can not be managed by normal operational processes. For those in a firefighting mode, the right questions to ask would be simple since you are getting a lot of practice. For those who have matured their operations, their focus would
After filling a BC position annually it was time to re-think our hiring criteria. Rather that swap lessons learned stories with you, my approach in this article is to think positive and know the right fit is out there for us. Some elements were obvious - accreditation from the BC/DR community such as CBCP for example. But what would be the staying power to
Recently my team has been investigating interpretations of force majeure and it's implications to Business Continuity. Specifically, could this have a major impact on our ability to justify recovery solutions. I was refered to a powerpoint presentation that included the following bullet point: " Common Law Requirements - "Force Majeure" exculpat
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