Top 5 things to look for in a Business Continuity Consulting provider
The linked article here by Richard Jones of Burton Group in the US whilst written in 2008 is worth revisiting because it describes some useful tips on how to get the right staff for Business Continuity Planning. The article describes what you need in an internal BCP leader and how to find the right BCP […]
7 Habits of Highly Effective Business Continuity
1. The Senior Executive actively supports Business Continuity The CEODirectorGeneral Manager that believes in and wants a functional Business Continuity program in place is a critical success factor. To have a senior Executive that is responsible for setting the priorities and vision for the organisation to stand behind BCP and communicate this to the staff is a powerful change […]
Business Continuity Terminology – What’s the difference between MTO, RTO and RPO?
A common query that we come across in business continuity consulting is, ‘what is the difference between MTO, RTO and RPO?’ MTO is the Maximum Tolerable Outage The Maximum Tolerable Outage for a critical business process represents the maximum amount of time that an organization can survive without the business process in any form (manual or automated). […]
OpsCentre offers Recession Buster ‘Quick Start’ Business Continuity Planning
This program is ideal for the small to medium enterprise. It is a fixed fee, fixed scope project that provides a complete solution in the fastest possible timeframe. It can usually be completed within a 1-2 week period. We utilize our consulting experience and best-practice materials to adapt a business continuity strategy to suit your […]
What is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning?
Persons new to recovery planning often find it difficult to differentiate between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. In its simplest form, Business Continuity differs from Disaster Recovery in that its focus is on people and the continuation of business processes and objectives rather than the availability of IT systems and infrastructure. Business Continuity Planning deals […]
‘Tis the season to get a Pandemic Plan in place
If you didn’t add a Pandemic Plan section to your Business Continuity Plan last time around, now is a great time to get one in place, in the downtime between flu seasons. Now that the Southern Hemisphere has weathered the flu season during the Swine Flu H1N1 pandemic of 2009 it seems like the worse […]