We launched the weekly Continuity eGUIDE in 2003 with a vision to consolidate and communicate resources for the disciplines of BC, DR, and EM. Since then we have published over 640 editions and now publish on Wednesday twice a month. For more than 19 years we have worked to bring our industry together. It is our passion!
2019
Vol. 572 – NFPA 1600 2019 Edition: A Resource for Every Practitioner’s and Auditor’s Toolbox
June 5, 2019This standard, the most mature of its kind, defines the inter-connected elements of a preparedness program including program management, risk assessment, business impact analysis, loss prevention/hazard mitigation, emergency management, business continuity, crisis management, and crisis communications. Donald Schmidt explains.
Vol. 571 – Can “Resilience” Survive?
May 15, 2019There is no common definition or shared understanding of the term “resilience.” There are three significant challenges: A clear definition of scope, an accepted set of measures, and a value that is more than the sum of its parts. Can resilience overcome even one, let alone all three, of these challenges? David Lindstedt and Lynn Centonze unpack this question.
Vol. 570 – A Study of Organizational Resilience & BCM
May 1, 2019Although the term ‘Organizational Resilience’ (OR) has been around for decades, it’s only been the past few years that it really began to become popular within the BCM world. Scott Baldwin writes on his quest to understand what it is and how to integrate BCM into it.
Vol. 569 – A Company Needs More Than a Compliant BCP to Be Resilient
April 17, 2019It needs the ability to absorb change, the inner strength to deal with adversity and a clear understanding of what is really important. Lyndon Bird explains how ITDR, BC and ERM provide the tools, but the quality of management under pressure is ultimately what makes the real difference.
Vol. 568 – Come to Happy Hour this Friday Afternoon
April 3, 2019We invite you, our long time readers and industry associates, to come to the HUB, check it out, connect, collaborate, critique, help us test and improve it for 30 days before we PROMOTE to the world in mid-May. We value your input…and the more collaborators the better! Do join with us this Friday. Your input during this Phase 1 launch is more critical than ever.
Vol. 567 – Public Works & Emergency Management – Restoring Life Line Services
March 20, 2019This presentation helps emergency managers and public works personnel understand the role of public works in response to and recovery from disasters. The most important goal for response and recovery is “to get our citizens back to their normal life,” Philip Mann, director of Public Works in Gainesville, Florida, said.
Vol. 566 – Saving Lives After a Nuclear Detonation
March 6, 2019Brooke Buddemeier emphasizes the importance of sheltering after a nuclear detonation and provides tools to help citizens, responders, and city officials get ready. “The most important life-saving decisions are those made in the first few minutes and hours of an event. State and local communities need to be prepared to make them.” Brooke is with the Global Security Directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Vol. 565 – Triage, Ethics and Operations
February 20, 2019Dr. Sheri Fink’s PrepTalk details two tragic events that demonstrate the value of situational awareness, the complexities of prioritizing limited resources, and the importance of ensuring systems can effectively support operational decisions. Dr. Fink is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, ” Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital”.
Vol. 564 – Selling BC, DR and Risk Mgt to the C-Suite
February 6, 2019Our expert for this webinar, Ted Brown, has helped Business Continuity, Technology and Risk professionals worldwide address this perennial challenge. He also brings to the table a wealth of experience as a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees, where he helped this elite university recover from one of the most tragic crises ever to hit an NCAA program.
Vol. 563 – A Special Invitation
January 16, 2019The resources for resilience are abundant. Technology is robust. It is connection and collaboration that will fuel future expansion of our industry in an online world. Kathy Rainey, the Publisher of the Disaster Resource GUIDE, invites professionals to join in the new Risk and Resilience HUB to help build the industry for professionals in business continuity, disaster recovery and emergency management. Will you join?