The business world is facing a period of rapid change with various emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence and machine learning, expected to fundamentally change the structure of organizations and society. How might these developments impact the business continuity profession? Charles Boffin makes some suggestions...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has made its Brexit Preparedness Business Continuity Plan public. The plan aims to safeguard continuity of EMA’s operations to protect public health while the Agency prepares for its relocation to a new host city and the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) has launched its latest Good Practice Guide to Winter Maintenance. The guide is the latest in the BIFM’s Good Practice Guide series
Rico Andrew Patron enters the contentious debate about the future of the business impact analysis, responding to two recent articles on Continuity Central, and concluding that, while the BIA will continue to be the foundation from which the BCM program is built, the BIA method chosen must match the unique needs of individual organizations.
The Business Continuity Institute has published the shortlist of organizations and individuals that are in the running for its annual Global Awards. Taking place on 7th November during the BCI World conference and exhibition, the awards recognise excellence in the business continuity and resilience profession.
In a recent Continuity Central article Dr. Alberto G. Alexander set out nine methodological steps for developing a business impact analysis (BIA). David Lindstedt has submitted a detailed response to the article…
When organizations encounter sudden, unexpected and disruptive events, business continuity plans aim to quickly restore operational functioning. However, without stabilising the people who deliver those operations, the best laid plans may only be partially successful. Liz Royle looks at six steps that organizations can take to manage this area.
Each year Sungard AS publishes a summary of its business continuity service invocations, providing useful insights into incident trends. Here Daren Howell presents four key trends from the most recent data.
Kuali has announced the availability of a free guide to assist higher education based business continuity planners in building leadership support for campus-wide action and inclusion.
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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.
