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Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) – How it Applies To Business Continuity
The business continuity industry has heard a lot about Plan, Do, Check Act (PDCA) recently. Nearly every emerging standard is following this approach, from BS 25999 and NFPA 1600 (2010 edition) to the new American business continuity…
Avalution Team | Jun 30, 2010
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UPDATED: Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPOD): What is it, where did it come from and why it is important to your organization?
UPDATE: The British Standards Institute (BSI) has issued a corrigendum in response to this article, slightly expanding the definition of MTPOD in a business continuity management system. The change makes explicit BSI’s intent that MTPOD be identified…
Avalution Team | Jul 06, 2009
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Human Resource Policy Considerations During a Pandemic
Since the April 2009 H1N1 outbreak, business continuity professionals around the world began the process of reevaluating their pandemic preparedness strategies. A commonly-identified preparedness activity is the evaluation of Human Resources policies. In the past, some organizations…
Ryan Hutton | May 27, 2009
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Key Success Factors in Facilitating Exercises
One of the most visible and essential elements of a business continuity program is exercising. Performing exercises enables the organization to validate and improve business continuity capabilities and plan documentation. It is typically recommended that exercises occur…
Ryan Hutton | Feb 16, 2009
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UPDATED: What Is A Management System?
Content updated in September 2012 | Originally published in January 2009 First introduced to business continuity practitioners in British Standard (BS) 25999 as a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), the management systems concept continues to gain traction in…
Brian Zawada, FBCI | Jan 28, 2009
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Do You Need A Policy Statement?
Management involvement is not the only driving force behind repeatable, organizational performance. Short, concise policy statements also set expectations and drive consistent performance. Consequently, Avalution finds that regardless of the size or culture of an organization, a policy statement…
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Crisis Management Plans: What Your Executive Management Team Really Wants
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 plan will be most effective in the hands of their executive management…
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Crisis Communications: Influence How Your Organization is Viewed During an Incident
Confusion, speculation and fear during and after an incident often cause people to overreact. Without reassurance, the human imagination can run wild and assume the worst. As such, one of the most critical aspects of responding to…
Avalution Team | Nov 21, 2007
