Business continuity resources

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ISO 22361:2022 - Crisis Management Guidelines: a closer look

Hilary EstallIn November 2022 ISO released a new guidance standard, ISO 22361:2022, to provide a structured approach to crisis management. In this article Hilary Estall MBCI, IRCA BCMS Principal Auditor reviews ISO 22361 and picks out the key points.

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How effective are your business continuity and crisis response exercises?

Robin BucknallBusiness continuity and crisis response exercising is a surprisingly weak area in many organizations says Robin Bucknall MA MSc MBCI. Here he looks at why this is the case and how to improve in this area.

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How good is ChatGPT at answering questions about BC and resilience?

How good is ChatGPT at answering questions about business continuity and resilience?ChatGPT has never been far from the headlines over the past few months. At Continuity Central we thought it would be interesting to ask it some of the common questions we get asked about business continuity and resilience. See what you think of the answers…

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All our business continuity listings in date order

Amazon S3 launches business continuity and disaster recovery digital course
Revising your business continuity strategies in response to the rising trend of working anywhere
BC Management publishes the 12th Edition of its BCM Trends Report
Kaseya: a crisis communications case study
2022 DRI Awards of Excellence open for entries
Recovery planning guidance for credit unions published by regulator
Machine failures result in 27 hours average downtime per month for industrials
A review of the new ISO 22332 business continuity plans and procedures guidelines standard
Winners announced for the BCI APAC Awards 2021
Still trying to manage business continuity or risk using spreadsheets? It’s time to move on…
Pandemic response: the Impact of COVID-19 on Workplace Collaboration Survey
CIR announces shortlist for 2021 Business Continuity Awards
Business continuity planning: what should I include when considering natural disasters?
Winners of the BCI Europe Awards 2021 announced
BC Management releases the 19th Edition BCM Compensation Report
Denmark tops the 2021 FM Global Resilience Index
Building organizational and individual resilience: a combination of process and people
Half of Canadian businesses have increased priority given to business continuity since the start of COVID-19
Business Continuity Awareness Week 2021: 17th – 21st May
BCI North America Next Practice Group issues report into the future of the business continuity profession

Getting started with the business impact analysis

This resource explores what the business impact analysis (BIA) is, how to get started, and provides access to an easy to use BIA and Risk Assessment Worksheet to carry out your first business impact analysis or to improve existing BIAs.

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The Business Continuity Business Case Template

Business continuity is much more than making plans to deal with disasters and disruptions. It’s an integral part of a broader resilience effort - not just during a crisis, but continuously, through all the ups and downs of normal operations.

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A guide to writing a business continuity plan

In an article aimed at providing assistance to those starting out in business continuity, CMAC overviews the basics of business continuity and offers a useful framework for writing your first business continuity plan.

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Business continuity?

Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.

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