SIMEX exercises involve incident management teams responding to unfolding scenarios. This exercise is unique in simulating the real-life experience of a real incident.
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Read moreWicked Problems – What Do I Need To Know?
Wicked Problems – What Do I Need To Know? by Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, FEPS Charlie Maclean-Bristol discusses the theory of wicked problems, what it means for business continuity professionals and how we are able to implement this idea...
Read moreIs Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID-19?
Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID-19? by Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, FEPS. Charlie Maclean-Bristol shares his thoughts on the business continuity industry and how he believes COVID-19 has negatively impacted it. Is Business...
Read moreWhat Can We Learn? – Afghanistan 2021
Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, FEPS, discusses the devastating events unfolding in Afghanistan 2021 and what we need to learn from this as business continuity professionals I have been watching the events unfold in Afghanistan over the last...
Read moreMIT Crisis Management & Business Resiliency Course — now offered online
MIT Crisis Management & Business Resiliency Course — now offered online July 19-22 and July 26-29, 2021 There’s no denying its been a difficult year. To help you navigate today’s and tomorrow’s crises, MIT Professional...
Read moreHypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For?
Hypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For? Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, FEPS discusses the idea of a hypercomplex world and preparing for different scenarios in it. A few weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on scenario planning and...
Read moreGetting Back to In-Person Events at DRJ Fall 2021
Getting Back to In-Person Events at DRJ Fall 2021 By Bob Arnold, president of Disaster Recovery Journal In-person events drive the kinds of encounters conducive to creating collaborations building communities and establishing friendships. Aspects...
Read moreFree Business Continuity Exercises
These and many more one-hour exercises are contained in Charlie Maclean-Bristol’s new book, Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan.
Read moreWriting Incident Scenarios: An Operational Resilience Trend Returns
There was a time where if you looked at a business continuity plan, it consisted of a series of risk scenarios. The trend now is to have plans which cover the loss of an asset.
Read more2021 Continuity Insights Management Conference to Be Held Live, In-Person
After staging its annual Management Conference and New York events virtually in 2020 due to the Coronavirus, Continuity Insights is excited to return to a live, in-person event for 2021. The Continuity Insights 2021 Management Conference is...
Read moreOperational Resilience: Is it just business continuity done properly?
Charlie Maclean-Bristol looks at what operational resilience really means, and how it compares with business continuity.
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