Sahana: A Free, Open Source Disaster Relief Management System
Sometimes the best things in life are still free, and good news can come from surprising sources. On Tuesday, Rick DeLotto and I were briefed by the Sahana Project, an award winning, free and open...
View ArticleUpdate Your Pandemic Plan NOW
The recent outbreaks of the swine flu are highlighting the need for organizations to have pandemic plans that address workforce absenteeism rates of 40% or higher. There are 20 laboratory-confirmed...
View ArticleCrisis Management Is About Managing Facts and Emotions
Last week, I attended the IntraPoint User Forum in Norway, and I came away with a real education about the extreme measures some enterprises in the oil and gas and transportation industries take to...
View ArticleDon’t Rely Only on Twitter for Emergency Notification
The denial of service attack on Twitter should remind organizations that are automating their emergency call trees and crisis communications that a single end point isn’t good enough. Given the growth...
View ArticleDo You Know What PS-Prep is All About?
At this week’s Midsize Enterprise Summit, not one hand went up when I asked the audience if they knew what PS-Prep was. That was the main reason I wanted this session at the conference – organization...
View ArticleDHS Announces Three Proposed Standards for PS-Prep – Will Your Firm Get...
The need for supply chain resilience could push still-unready organizations to attain business continuity management program certifications. Monitor the PS-Prep program and associated standards to...
View ArticleMap Leading Business Performance Indicators to Availability Risk Indicators...
Getting management attention and investment commitment for BCM can be hard. Linking key performance indicators to key risk indicators for resilience is an effective approach for communicating to...
View ArticleHow Are You Deciding When to Invoke Pandemic Plans?
I am doing some research regarding when an organization should invoke their pandemic preparedness plan(s) from a business operations perspective. I’m not talking about the personal hygiene/medical...
View ArticleWhy BC and Supply Chain Managers Must Follow the Price of Oil
As much as you might not want to believe it, or know what to do about it, the price of oil is intricately involved in how our global economy works. Everything we do – outside of isolated civilizations...
View ArticleWhat Actions Are Your Firm Taking in Reaction to the Air Travel Shutdown in...
The volcano eruption in Iceland that is currently spewing volcanic ash into the atmosphere is now shutting down air travel across Europe. Business travel is greatly disrupted in a number of areas:...
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