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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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Business continuity basics: how to plan and carry out exercises

business continuity exercisesBusiness continuity plans and strategies require the involvement of many different members of your organization, but to be effective during a crisis, these individuals need to have practiced their roles.

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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

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The metrics struggle: creating metrics for a BC or DR program
BCI announces the launch of Portugal Chapter
Understanding and managing the impact of heatwaves on businesses
Research shows that business continuity response measures are not keeping pace with cyber threats
Final version of APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management standard published
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority consults on new business continuity regulations
PDRF and USAID launch new project to develop a harmonized framework for business continuity cooperation
Business Continuity Management, Operational Resilience, and Organizational Resilience: Commonalities, Distinctions, and Synthesis
Bank of Ireland outage down to expired SSL machine identity
BCI announces the introduction of Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
21st Edition of the Global BCM Compensation Report published
25th Annual Business Continuity Awards presented
The BCI Research Foundation invites applications for second round of research grants
Breaking the glass ceiling: Women in Resilience post-event summary
Business Continuity Awareness Week 2023
Business continuity basics: how to plan and carry out exercises
New OnSolve report shows large increase in severe physical threats to organizations
Bryghtpath LLC introduces Exercise in a Box for crisis and business continuity exercises
NHS England issues version 2 of business continuity management toolkit
New BCI report highlights the developing use of technology in the resilience profession

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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