Michael Porter once famously said “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do”. While I am sure that Mr. Porter was not thinking of business continuity when making this statement, it is absolutely applicable to…

John Verdi, MBCI, MBA, PMP | Mar 23, 2017

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 fail to recognize that effective business continuity plans – and truly prepared…

TJ Heginbotham, MBCI | Jan 28, 2016

How to Perform an Effective Business Continuity Strategy Identification and Selection Effort Reader Note: This article is a continuation from Avalution’s November 2014 article titled: We just did a BIA and Risk Assessment … Now What? How to…

Avalution Team | Apr 27, 2015

Business continuity means working to decrease the likelihood of a disruptive incident and preparing your organization to continue the delivery of its most essential products and services if a disruption were to occur. In other words, in…

Courtney Bowers | Jun 24, 2014

Congratulations! You’ve started your business continuity planning effort—sometimes, that’s the hardest part. Now, you’re working diligently on your organization’s business continuity program, but it’s not delivering the results you had hoped. You’re performing a business impact analysis…

Avalution Team | Mar 19, 2014

In previous articles, Avalution has espoused the value of using a management systems approach to business continuity and articulated the notion that business continuity is more than just a collection of plan documentation. This approach is reflected…

Michael Bratton, MBCI | Jan 15, 2014

The introduction of ISO 22301 (Societal security – Requirements – Business continuity management system) more closely aligns business continuity to the broader risk management discipline.  A major contributor to this alignment is the standard’s requirement to understand…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Jul 02, 2012

Since 2005, Avalution Consulting has performed hundreds of business continuity exercises with organizations in every major industry and sector throughout the United States.  No matter the scope of the exercise or the level of complexity, several key…

Avalution Team | Feb 08, 2012

I recently read a column in the Disaster Recovery Journal where the editor interviewed John Copenhaver regarding Standards, Resilience and the Future of Business Continuity Management (BCM). John made the following statement when asked about the importance of…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Jan 16, 2012

A Business Continuity Scoping Approach That Contributes to Better Management Engagement and Prioritization of Risk Management Efforts One of the most common questions business continuity professionals ask is how to keep management involved in the ongoing preparedness…

Avalution Team | Aug 09, 2011