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What’s Changed in BCM Since 9/11: A Ten Year Review

by Roberta J. Witty  |  September 13, 2011  |  1 Comment

Anniversaries of major events – personal and public – trigger much reflection on what has changed since the event, and 9/11 is no different. I went back to my experience in the months following 9/11 to find nuggets of information about which to write regarding how 9/11 changed the ability of organizations to respond and [...]

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Best Practices for IT Organizations in Response to the ‘Rolling Blackouts’

by Roberta J. Witty  |  May 18, 2011  |  Comments Off

The rolling blackouts designed to conserve electricity following the earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan continue to present serious challenges for enterprises. Gartner’s best practices can help IT organizations protect their infrastructures and support their workforces. Key Findings The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Tohoku district in March, and the power plant failures and [...]

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Is U.S. Homeland Security Going to be Successful with Retailing “Hometown Security”?

by Roberta J. Witty  |  December 9, 2010  |  2 Comments

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on their web site “The Blog @ Homeland Security” that they have partnered with Wal-Mart to further promote DHS’ campaign of “If You See Something, Say Something”. Tagged “Hometown Security”, the video of Janet Napolitano, Security of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security advises Wal-Mart [...]

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Gartner’s BCM Program Maturity Self-Assessment Published

by Roberta J. Witty  |  November 30, 2010  |  1 Comment

In Q3/2010, Gartner published 18 maturity self-assessment tools under the trade name of ITScore. One of the tools is for BCM: ITScore for Business Continuity Management.  This ITScore-based Maturity Assessment represents an evaluation of an enterprise BCM program based on key indicators of maturity, which encompass management processes, personnel and organization, technologies and tools, and [...]

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BCM Governance Framework Research Complete – Three Toolkits Available

by Roberta J. Witty  |  October 26, 2010  |  1 Comment

With the publication of the BCM Policy template on 21 October 2010, Gartner completes its research bundle on the BCM governance framework.  Customers now have access to a definition note on what BCM governance is plus three customizable toolkits: a BCM charter, BCM policy and BCM responsibility matrix. Each note is listed below. Business Continuity [...]

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It’s September: Welcome to U.S. National Preparedness Month!

by Roberta J. Witty  |  September 1, 2010  |  3 Comments

The goal of U.S. National Preparedness Month (NPM) is “…to stress the importance of strengthening the security and resiliency of our Nation through systematic preparation for the full range of hazards threatening the United States in the 21st century, including natural disasters, cyber attacks, pandemic disease, and acts of terrorism.” Read the full proclamation: Presidential [...]

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Advisory #15: Interesting Anecdotes from the CT InfraGard Pandemic Preparedness Workshop

by Roberta J. Witty  |  August 6, 2009  |  2 Comments

I attended a pandemic preparedness planning workshop this week sponsored by my CT InfraGard branch. The attendees have been covering this beat for awhile, so the information exchange was at a fairly detailed level regarding what organizations are planning and struggling with in their efforts. I thought I’d share some of the information with you. [...]

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Advisory #14: HR Policy Reviews Are Critical to Ease Workforce Fear Due to a Pandemic

by Roberta J. Witty  |  July 20, 2009  |  1 Comment

The Harvard School of Public Health released the results of a survey they conducted in June/2009 regarding Americans’ views and concerns about the potential for a more severe outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) in the fall or winter. Gartner always advises businesses to review their pandemic preparedness planning from the perspective of 40% absenteeism – some [...]

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Advisory #10: NEDRIX Survey on Pandemic Response Actions Taken to Date

by Roberta J. Witty  |  May 7, 2009  |  Comments Off

NEDRIX (NorthEast Disaster Recovery Information X-Change) completed a survey of its membership on May 5, 2009 regarding their organization’s response to the potential pandemic due to the H1N1 virus.  100 members completed the survey and it is interesting to see how these organizations have responded to date.  The results published in the survey report are reassuring: most organizations [...]

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