Business Continuity Exercises and Tests What best practice is there for training and exercising within Business Continuity/Emergency Planning? Regular Mix of small and large exercises Departmental and whole of organization
Continuous Improvement How does Business Continuity Management incorporate Continuous Improvement? Feedback from BCP Builder Community on LinkedIn: Debriefs Hot and Cold Debriefs should be conducted following all incidents and exercises.
What is Resilience? How can you define or implement indicators for Organizational Resilience? Blame Culture It is important to avoid creating a “blame culture” within your organization. This can make
Debriefing What is the best way to collect valuable information from front line staff that participated in an emergency response within your organization? My recommendation is to hold a hot-debriefing
What do you think is the best terminology to use after an incident? Bounce Back Bounce Forward Find your ‘New Normal’ Something else? Here is some feedback on the above
How can you define resilience? Can a diligently implemented Business Continuity Management System lead to Organizational Resilience? Yes – when properly implemented, I believe this is a key element of
Resilience Definition Is there a risk that some can fall into the trap of thinking they are resilient if they align/comply with ISO 22301 – Business Continuity Management Standard? Absolutely!
Risk Assessment What is the best method to conduct a Risk Assessment from a Business Continuity Management perspective? I would use the same method as the rest of the organization.
“I was asked by my management to relate Business Continuity Management to a Stress Test in a Financial Institution. Can this be done?” Stress Test is a phrase commonly used