This article explores the purpose and scope of DRPs, BCPs, and IRPs, their differences, and how they complement each other. It also provides actionable insight into the role in-house counsel can play ...

When disaster strikes, a well-crafted business continuity plan can mean the difference between seamless recovery and prolonged disruption. Yet, many businesses unintentionally overlook critical ...

When a business continuity event (BCE) is detected, the first impulse is to jump and fix it as soon as possible. In many cases, this might work fine. However, the few times the jump-and-fix approach ...

In previous posts, we stepped through the process of understanding the business, the threats it faces related to business continuity, and how prepared it is to prevent, detect, or respond to events.

In an article aimed at people new to business continuity and disaster recovery, Mitch Mitchell explains what the difference between these two vital disciplines is and why it is a mistake to use the ...

Business continuity and business resilience are more important than ever before. But what’s the difference? Here’s how they compare. If the past few years have been any indication of what’s to come, ...

Business continuity planning is a university-wide initiative to ensure that Case Western Reserve University will be prepared to resume operations with efficiency in the event of a crisis. Business ...

What is a business impact analysis? A business impact analysis (BIA) is a method for analyzing how disruptions may impact an organization. The analysis considers the timescales of a disruption, as ...

Matt is chair of the firm’s OSHA and workplace disasters practice group and former chair of the labor and employment practice group. He has successfully handled hundreds of agency proceedings, ...

The interconnected nature of modern business means that your vendors’ operational resilience can, and frequently does, have an outsized impact on business operations. Case in point: 61% of companies ...

Many software providers offer BCM solutions that assist organizations in planning for and responding to disasters. The following BCM platforms are among the leading products within the category. The ...