Alexandre Guindani, CBCP, SBCI
http://www.rugbrasil.com/
Ten tips to building an effective Business Continuity Program
Many people believe that the creation of a Business Continuity structure itself provides security to the enterprise and makes it safe from interruption, bringing the feeling of task accomplished.
Unfortunately, business continuity is not a mere project; it must be seen as a state of mind. Business continuity, to be truly effective, requires cultural changing.
Also, to be honest, business continuity is not fascinating, nor does it excite or engage people. And this, in my understanding, is the greatest challenge of …

Red Flags, Threat Assessments and Connecting-the-Dots
Rick Shaw, CEO Awareity
-June 10th 2010-
Have you noticed more and more comments from the media, safety experts and government leaders are focusing on the failure of organizations to connect-the-dots and the failure to identify red flags prior to emergencies and crisis situations?
From Columbine to Virginia Tech to Fort Hood to the University of Alabama and South Hadley… challenges with red flags, threat assessments and connecting-the-dots have been going on for years; what changes do organizations need to make?
Identifying Red Flags
Why are so many red flags …

- By Ronald C. French -
Feb. 24, 2010
Certain assumptions must be made when developing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) or a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). Business operations during an emergency are not “business as usual”. Decisions that are critical to the resiliency of a business in an emergency must be made by managers that are fully knowledgeable of their operations and fully documented in any organization’s BCP/COOP.
Unanticipated threats and emergencies can and will occur with no warning that could cause a significantly adverse impact on an organization’s mission essential …

–by Governor Scott McCallum–

Summer evokes fantasies of weekends at the beach, vacations with the family and the sun shining brightly through the office window. But for many people around the world, summer brings about images that are far less pleasant: the start of Hurricane Season. Everyone knows what happened to New Orleans in 2005, but what about in 2008? The destruction may not have been as massive or as publicized, but the effect the storm had on several communities was devastating. The state of Louisiana wanted to be better prepared …

–by Harvey Betan–
As we continue along the Business Continuity spectrum, from Disaster Recovery (technology) to Business Continuity (staff and functionality), we proceed to look at vendor resiliency. I humbly ask if you feel that is a sufficient stopping point?  It may be if all you want is to ensure that you can manufacture product, but I submit there is something missing.  To actually get product out the door, you must look to your customers and clients.  Put another way, one has reviewed and ensured availability of internal operation, looked to suppliers …

–By Thomas Bronack, CBCP–
Introduction
Do all of your recovery personnel understand the full range of recovery disciplines used by your firm?  Do you have a recovery organization chart defining functions, assigning people to positions, and showing work flow?  Is your recovery operation as efficient as you would like it to be?  Can people function across recovery disciplines should the need arise due to personnel shortages or unplanned for disaster events?  Have you utilized industry best practices to create and support recovery operations?  Are audit controls built into your recovery operations?  Is …