How Much Damage Do You Want to Incur From a Major Business Interruption?

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Recent burst of serious disruptions highlights need for crisis preparedness and planning Ransomware hackers shut down a critical oil pipeline. A single ship blocks the entire Suez Canal. Animal rights protestors blockade four McDonald’s distribution centers in the UK, impacting 1,300 restaurants. Covid-19 disrupts every aspect of the global supply …

Coronavirus Crisis Management: Aw CRAP… where do we go from here?

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Aw CRAP… where do we go from here? [Editor’s note: Our colleague and seasoned crisis expert Jeff Chatterton was kind enough to allow us to reprint this timely piece, the title of which echoes what’s being said in boardrooms and living rooms the world over. With COVID-19 making major impact …

Case Study – Loss of Corporate Headquarters

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[Editor’s note: This case study comes to us courtesy of our colleague David J. Discenza, president of Discenza Business Continuity Solutions.] The Situation: A Fortune 100 financial services firm located in lower Manhattan, NY, requires each of its business units to run an annual table-top exercise of its business continuity plan. …