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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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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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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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