… what was hot in November

Another month has passed, and another important lesson about writing a blog has been learned. During November the most read posts have been the series on AS/NZS 5050 – the new Australian Standard for BCM. Overall there have been about 70 reads of those posts in total. It has been interesting to see the blog [...]

… distractions, disruptions and disasters

To increase our resilience we need to be able to cope with a range of events that may impact us. These things tend to exist along a continuum. Too often we overdo the “Disaster” end of the range, with the potential that our programs are seen as the “Department of Unlikely Events“. It also demeans [...]

… the new BCM process (AS/NZS 5050 Pt3)

AS/NZS 5050, P22
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series BC Standards

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series BC StandardsIn this final part of the review of AS/NZS 5050 I will look at the third key part of the model – the Process. The process is essentially the risk management process derived from AS/4360 and ISO-31000. While this may seem to be contrary [...]

… AS/NZS 5050 (The Framework)

Source : AS/NZS 5050, p18
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series BC Standards

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series BC StandardsThe earlier post in this series compared and contrasted some of the general principles of the standard. This post will address the framework section of the standard. As shown in the previous post, the standard uses a similar approach as is ISO 31000 – [...]

… review of AS/NZS 5050 (Pt 1)

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This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series BC Standards

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series BC StandardsThis post is the first in a series looking at different standards in the Business Continuity and Resilience arena. The obvious place to start is with the newest players in this space – the Australian Standard. This standard has had mixed response – the [...]