Roberta Witty

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How Are You Deciding When to Invoke Pandemic Plans?

by Roberta J. Witty  |  October 30, 2009  |  Comments Off

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 aspects, but the business operations impact view. Tell me how your firm is handling the issues expressed in the questions below. 1. How do you determine when to [...]

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Map Leading Business Performance Indicators to Availability Risk Indicators to Get BCM Program Commitment

by Roberta J. Witty  |  October 23, 2009  |  2 Comments

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 business management the value of business continuity and resilience management, so that business management takes ownership of these programs and commits to the needed investments year over [...]

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DHS Announces Three Proposed Standards for PS-Prep – Will Your Firm Get Certified?

by Roberta J. Witty  |  October 23, 2009  |  Comments Off

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 ensure you are prepared.   On 15 October 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced three proposed standards that would be used by the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation [...]

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