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Risky Thinking – On Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity | |
| Home / | 7 January, 2009 | |
Risky Thinking: Preparing for a Disaster?Too many organizations start a business continuity or disaster recovery plan without knowing what the threats the organization faces, nor what the impact of a disruption will be on the organization's goals. The result is that they spend too much protecting against the wrong threats, or spend too little protecting against the threats that really matter. Even worse, they fail to anticipate important threats, or fail to recognize the impact an apparently minor threat may have. It's not an easy balancing act: by it's very definition business continuity is concerned with things that might happen, not things that will. You have to decide how much to spend to plan for or mitigate something that may never happen, knowing that if nothing happens you may be criticized for spending too much, but that if a disaster happens you may be criticized for not being sufficiently prepared. This site is about threat identification, business impact assessment, and risk management for Business Continuity — identifying and managing those risks and making sure your organization continues to survive and flourish in the face of adversity. Here you will find original articles on risk, as well as links to business continuity resources. You will also find information on our business continuity seminars, and on our business continuity consulting services. The most recent articles are:
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Michael Z. Bell, © Albion Research Ltd. 2009 |