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Do Application RTOs and RPOs ‘Work’ During a Cyber Incident?
Feb 03 2023
In this week’s bulletin, Charlie covers the important use of RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives) and RPOs (Recovery Point Objectives) in...
Defining RTOs – Help Needed
Jun 10 2022
This week, Charlie needs your help and advice when it comes to RTOs! Read on to learn more about his...
The future of business continuity, post COVID-19
Dec 11 2020
In his last bulletin of 2020, Charlie discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the future of business continuity. This is my...
Business Continuity and Coronavirus – Marks out of 10
Mar 20 2020
Charlie marks the six elements of the business continuity lifecycle out of 10, based on their effectiveness during the COVID-10...
The Backlog Trap
Oct 25 2019
Following this week’s CBCI Certification Course, Charlie shares his thoughts on the backlog trap. This week I have been teaching the CBCI...
Where do ISOs come from?
Sep 13 2019
After spending a week observing a series of ISO meetings in Bangkok, Charlie shares his experience of how ISOs are...
BIA Hints and Tips
Jun 29 2018
Charlie provides some useful hints and tips on how to improve your Business Impact Analysis. This week I have been...
BC Basics – The BIA
Jun 22 2018
This week Charlie outlines the minimum requirements for developing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). Many of those developing business continuity...
3gBC – Sending the BIA to FatFighters
Feb 09 2018
Following on from his concept of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’, Charlie provides us with his thoughts on how to reduce...
‘Third Generation Business Continuity’
Feb 02 2018
Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to...
Why I no longer look at financial impacts when conducting a BIA
Nov 24 2017
Charlie looks at the evolution of the BIA and explains his reasons for no longer looking at financial impacts when conducting...
‘Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach’ by David Lindstedt and Mark Armour – A Review and Critique
Jul 14 2017
Whilst Charlie was on holiday last week, he read a recently published book about Adaptive Business Continuity. In this bulletin,...
Business Impact Analysis Webinar
Apr 28 2017
A big thank you to Charlie Maclean-Bristol for delivering the first of our ‘Ask The Expert’ webinars on Business Impact Analysis (BIA)...
ISO 22301 and the Business Continuity Octopus
Mar 10 2017
This week’s bulletin has been written by guest author, and consultant at PlanB Consulting, Gordon Brown. Implementing a BCMS which meets...
‘Keystone RTO’ a new type of RTO?
Dec 02 2016
This week Charlie looks at how businesses determine their Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and presents the possibility of a new type of RTO. Next week, Ewan...
Work like an Egyptian…
Sep 30 2016
This week Charlie talks about his experience of working in any other country, providing lessons learned when dealing with different...
BIA – To interview or not interview?
Jun 16 2016
This week I have been in Perth, Australia, working with a Scottish client’s Australian operation starting them on their journey...
Defining your RTOs
Apr 01 2016
This week Charlie is working in Canada, so here is an article published on Continuity Central last year which highlights...
The Minimum Business Continuity Objective: The Cinderella of the BIA
Oct 30 2015
he minimum business continuity objective (MBCO) is, in my opinion, an extremely important component of the business impact analysis (BIA)....
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