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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

Reform of UK corporate governance law proposes annual 'Resilience Statement'
Cyber security and the organizational servomechanism
Vital records protection: know the risks and take precautions
How to beat crisis fatigue and build resilience with microsimulations
IBHS's latest business continuity planning toolkit now available in Spanish 
Confidence in organizational resilience increases according to BSI survey
Report warns that the workplace risks due to COVID-19 are being downplayed in the UK
New report shows how business continuity requirements are driving business model changes
2021 Business Continuity Awards rescheduled
The BCI publishes its 2021 Supply Chain Resilience Report
The winners of the DRI Awards of Excellence 2021
Institute of Directors in Ireland survey looks at business continuity take up
Researchers find four simple fixes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ which can help make crisis videoconferencing more effective
Pandemic crisis response is accelerating the move to ‘Everything-as-a-Service’ (XaaS) solutions
New report looks at supply chain resilience and trends in the retail, pharmaceutical and consumer electronics sectors
Majority of UK organizations expect up to half their employees to keep working from home through 2021
Effective, real-world business continuity management tips: part two
Events Industry Council releases business continuity guide
Business Continuity Awareness Week dates scheduled
Getting started: the business impact analysis

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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