Avalution Consulting is excited to announce the acquisition of BC Management. The collective service offering from two industry-leading firms – spanning business continuity consulting, software, staffing, and research – provides a unique and dynamic service set that…

Courtney Bowers | Jul 09, 2019

Instituting and Driving Change Blog Series: Post 1 of 6  I recently returned from a great conference – unrelated to business continuity by the way – and one of the breakout sessions was focused on driving and…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Jun 19, 2019

Feel like you have too many plans? Feel like too many of your business processes are deemed “critical”? Unsure of who should participate in the business continuity planning effort or if you’re allowed to engage the business?…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Apr 09, 2019

As Published in the Spring 2019 Issue of the Disaster Recovery Journal We’ve helped to build and run hundreds of high-performing business continuity programs. One of the most consistent themes we’ve noticed is a lack of engagement…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Mar 12, 2019

I use the term all the time. Avalution’s leadership team, and by extension, the firm’s product/service-related messaging often uses it. A quick Google search returns nearly 6.8 million results in under a second. The term I’m referring…

Brian Zawada, FBCI | Apr 23, 2018

Business Continuity Management (BCM) is vital in preparing and protecting business operations from disruptions caused by threats stemming from cyber-attack and natural disasters, as well as resource unavailability such as building loss, technology loss, staff absenteeism, and…

Elaine Tomlin, MBCI | Feb 09, 2018

Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to structuring a business continuity program. A centralized structure involves leading and executing the business continuity planning process within a single team and engaging the business as needed. A decentralized structure…

Morgan Perry, AMBCI | Aug 28, 2017

Many business continuity professionals can attest to the tension that often occurs between the business and IT when it comes to recovery capabilities. For example, Company X recently implemented a business continuity program, including determining recovery time…

Ashley Helmick, MBCI | Jun 21, 2017

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

The Importance of Business Continuity and Leveraging Resource Loss Based Planning SITUATION On Sunday, January 8, 2017, the temperature in Cleveland, OH dropped significantly, which caused a water pipe to burst in the hallway of our building,…

Morgan Perry, AMBCI | Feb 20, 2017