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Webinar – Six Drivers and Ten Principles: An Introduction to Adaptive Business Continuity

Business ContinuityJanuary 3, 2019282Views 0Likes 0Comments

Six Drivers and Ten Principles: An Introduction to Adaptive Business Continuity
Thursday, January 17, 2019
2:00 p.m. ET
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Adaptive Business Continuity (Adaptive BC) is an approach to continuously improve an organization’s recovery capabilities, with a focus on the continued delivery of services following an unexpected unavailability of people, locations, and/or resources. Adaptive BC transforms or eliminates the majority of traditional activities in the continuity planning industry.

As a result of this focus on proven practices it can help practitioners stray away from outdated and ineffectual “best” practices. Join author, speaker, and unconventional business continuity thought-leader David Lindstedt as he presents Six Drivers and Ten Principles: An Introduction to Adaptive BC, an in-depth discussion that explores the ways in which Adaptive BC better equips continuity practitioners by enhancing their ability to limit potential damage to organizations’ brand, capital, functions, and revenue following an incident or disaster. Continuity Insights will be hosting this complementary webinar on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Register here to learn more about this critical topic:
Six Drivers and Ten Principles: An Introduction to Adaptive BC.

Adaptive Business Continuity's Newest approach

Through a wealth of examples, diagrams, and real-world case studies, Lindstedt and Armour show you the most important steps on how to execute an Adaptive Business Continuity. The book further outlines a framework for you to include in your own organization. For instance, you will:

Recognize specific practices in traditional Business Continuity that may be problematic, outdated, or ineffective further down the road.
Identify specific, but important activities that you may wish to eliminate from your practice.
Learn the capability and constraint model of recoverability.
Understand how Adaptive BC can be effective in organizations with vastly different cultures and program maturity levels.
See how to take the steps to implement Adaptive BC in your own organization.
Think through some of the most important challenges and opportunities that may arise as you implement an Adaptive Business Continuity approach.

Altogether this framework will help your business improve and demonstrate a more effective continuity plan.

Learn more about Adaptive Business Continuity from the groundbreaking book, Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach!

Are You Wasting Your Full Business Continuity Potential?

Business ContinuityAugust 29, 2018310Views 0Likes 0Comments

Adaptive Business Continuity may deliver value 11 to 18 times faster than traditional BC practices. By staying with Traditional Business Continuity practices that date back to IBM mainframes and Y2K, practices that have yet to catch up to Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Management 3.0, and the nature of life in 2018, you are significantly limiting your potential as a BC professional. An approach that empowered you to be twice or three times more efficient in your professional role would most most certainly warrant some consideration -- one that offered ELEVEN times more productivity, eleven times more value for your efforts, demands attention.

DRJ Presents It’s 59th Conference: Reimagining Business Resiliency

Business Continuity, Disaster RecoveryJuly 27, 2018350Views 0Likes 0Comments

We’re thrilled to be returning to Phoenix, Arizona, for our 59th conference. We are looking forward to seeing you in Phoenix September 23-26, 2018, for your exclusive opportunity to spend three days with top industry experts. Gain the skills and knowledge you need to feel confident your organization is resilient and prepared for risk. Our goal at all of our conferences is to give you ample opportunities to learn, network, relax and to connect with your peers. Use your time at Fall World 2018 to connect with other likeminded professionals to learn the latest in business continuity and share strategies with one another that can strengthen your business. Our theme of “Reimagining Business Resiliency” ensures you’re equipped for today’s disruptions and tomorrow’s emerging threats.

“This is my first DRJ conference. I found the vast array of information offered excellent! I feel my organization can greatly benefit from the data and topics covered.”

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Full Program Announced for Continuity Insights’ 2018 New York Conference

Business ContinuityJuly 9, 2018639Views 0Likes 0Comments

Full Program Announced for Continuity Insights’ 2018 New York Conference

Leading regional business continuity educational event to be presented in partnership with the Contingency Planning Exchange Continuity Insights and the Contingency Planning Exchange have announced the full conference program, including keynotes, speakers, and sessions, for the 2018 Continuity Insights New York Conference, taking place October 22 at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel in the heart of New York City.

BCI Manifesto for Organizational Resilience

Business Continuity, Risk ManagementJune 24, 2018290Views 0Likes 0Comments

The world is an ever-changing landscape in terms of risk, and as these changes happen, the business continuity and resilience industry must evolve. The BCI is proud to be a part of this evolution and we are releasing our Manifesto for Organizational Resilience during Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) 2018. The manifesto positions us within the organizational resilience sphere; not as the ‘know-all’ organization, but as a central point for collaboration across all management disciplines.

The Unbearable Lightness of BC-ing

Business ContinuityMay 25, 2018317Views 0Likes 0Comments

The move from Traditional to Adaptive Business Continuity (BC) may be uncomfortable for a number of reasons, but perhaps the most uncomfortable change concerns the general elimination of documentation as a deliverable.

Traditional BC centers almost entirely around documentation. The practitioner begins by obtaining full executive approval, then creates the BC policy document, "the key document that sets out the purpose, context, scope, and governance of the business continuity programme" (BCI GPG p.14). The practitioner then generates an RA, and, from one to four types of BIAs (ibid p.38). The center of the Traditional BC universe is the plan. The job of the BC practitioner is to create the plan, make sure everyone is familiar with the plan, and then update the plan on a regular basis. Tests are then conducted to validate "that the plans are current, accurate, effective, and complete" (ibid p.87). All these documentation activities most likely take place for every department (or process!) within the organization, thus resulting in mounds of proverbial "shelfware." In stark contrast, the Adaptive BC approach focuses on recovery capabilities.

BCI Manifesto for Organizational Resilience

Business Continuity, Risk ManagementMay 15, 2018264Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Stones, Clay and Rubber Balls, by Mark Armour

Business Continuity, Risk ManagementMay 9, 2018263Views 0Likes 0Comments

Why we need to agree on our definitions and change our thinking around risk management, business continuity and resilience.

First, this is not about where the responsibility for business continuity should reside within an organization. It is about the responsibilities of the business continuity profession and its practitioners. Lately, I’ve witnessed the practice of risk management begin to take over that of business continuity. Many practitioners promote this alignment and foster the perception that business continuity is simply a part of the practice of risk management. I say this is bad for both disciplines and the organizations they serve.

Register for the 2018 Continuity Insights Management Conference Today!

Business ContinuityApril 2, 2018292Views 0Likes 0Comments

Join us in Miami, April 23-25, for the 2018 Continuity Insights Management Conference for insight, inspiration, and actionable ideas presented by an innovative network of leading business continuity and resiliency experts and practitioners discussing today’s hot-button topics and issues. The conference comprises three days of comprehensive educational programming, numerous networking functions, a review of the latest technologies and practices, additional certification*, pre- and post-conference workshops, and much more, offering unmatched opportunities to learn from and network with those responsible for the integrity, availability, resilience, and security of their organizations.

Register NOW for DRJ Spring World 2018

Business ContinuityFebruary 13, 2018272Views 0Likes 0Comments

DRJ Spring World 2018 is slated to be DRJ's best, biggest, and most inspiring conference yet. We sure hope you’ve registered and chosen your sessions and workshops. This is the one conference you cannot afford to miss. We’ve got the best in business continuity, disaster recovery, facilities, IT, operations, infrastructure, planning, and enterprise management ready to share their knowledge and expertise with you.