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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

ICAEW issues a guide to proposed Resilience Statement in UK corporate governance shake-up
2022 BCI Middle East Awards presented
APRA consults on new operational risk standard: includes updated requirements for business continuity
Business continuity and operational resilience – how different are they really?
When you are considering the causes of business impacts have you thought about this one?
BCI announces that current individual Australasian Chapters are being brought together into a single Australasian Chapter
DRI surveying the business continuity and resilience profession for its 8th annual trends and predictions reports
IOSCO report captures lessons from the operational resilience of trading venues and market intermediaries during the pandemic
Riskonnect announces the acquisition of Castellan Solutions
Australian Health Protection Principal Committee advises businesses to review business continuity plans in preparation for COVID uptick
BCI announces 2022 APAC Awards winners
BCI publishes survey report looking into operational resilience trends
Winners of the BCI Europe Awards 2022 announced
CIR presents the 2022 Business Continuity Awards
Problems with the podium: does Gold take all in crisis response?
Allianz warns businesses that conditions exist for rising social unrest
NIST consults on extending the use of the business impact analysis from its business continuity roots
The winners of the 2022 BCI Americas Awards
The role of human resources in workplace emergency management
Monetary Authority of Singapore issues updated business continuity guidelines

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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