RTO vs. RPO: What’s the Difference and How are They Used?
Aug 18, 2021
What is an RTO? What is an RPO? Let’s explore some RTO and RPO examples and look at how they apply to business continuity success.
Category: Planning
BIAs That Don’t Suck
May 17, 2021
Originally Published in the Disaster Recovery Journal Introduction Please rank the following three items from one to three, with number one being the item you…
ISO 22330: Adding People Management to Your Business Continuity Planning
Aug 18, 2020
This is part 2 of a 2-part series about the impact of disruptions on employees and how you can use business continuity planning to support…
7 Assumptions That Can Derail Your Business Continuity Plans
Jan 8, 2020
When you first tackle business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) planning, you may not have all the details and resources you need. Because of…
7 Business Continuity Plan Questions To Ask When Developing Your BCP
May 7, 2019
American novelist Thomas Berger once mused that, “the art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” The quest for answers, searching…
Avoid the 9 Ways a Business Continuity Plan Can Fail
Jan 25, 2019
When catastrophe hits a fighter pilot’s aircraft, his parachute is his backup plan, his means to get back on the ground without further injury. But…
Business Continuity Plan Components: Do You Have The Right Ingredients?
Jan 11, 2019
I had an aunt who was never one for following recipes. She loved to cook, particularly new fare. But she was always confounded when a…
Business Continuity Planning: Centralized and Decentralized Approaches
Aug 28, 2017
Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to structuring a business continuity program. A centralized structure involves leading and executing the business continuity planning process within…
4 Considerations for Building a Business Continuity Plan
Feb 7, 2017
As the number of man-made incidents and natural disasters increase, organizations have continuously re-defined their approach to business continuity and preparedness. Organizational leaders must now…
An Introduction to IT Disaster Recovery Planning
Jul 26, 2016
Risks to critical business operations due to systems outages have been, and will always be, a concern for most organizations. As a result, IT disaster…
Effective Business Continuity: Program Vs Plan
Jan 28, 2016
Many organizations think that effective business continuity planning is synonymous with great plan documentation. It’s not. Yes, plan documentation is extremely important. BUT… many organizations…
Crisis Management Plans: What Your Executive Management Team Really Wants
Jul 22, 2015
Let’s start this perspective with three recent quotes from senior business continuity managers in various companies that are speculating on what type of crisis management…
Treating The Causes Of Bad Business Continuity Plans
Jun 11, 2014
Faults & Fixes: Bad Plans Developing strong business continuity plans characterized as actionable, relevant, and simple to execute can be a very difficult task for…
Business Continuity Plans 101
Jan 15, 2014
In previous articles, Castellan has espoused the value of using a management systems approach to business continuity and articulated the notion that business continuity is…