I have been in this industry since 1991 when it was known as Disaster Recovery Planning, and since then it has evolved to Business Continuity Planning (BCP), or even better Business Continuity Management (BCM).  Just lately I have heard the rumblings of Business Resiliency and Continuity of Operations. What surprises me… well maybe not, is…
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There’s a lot of buzz around about standards in the industry right now.  So I thought it may be worthwhile to take a closer look at what we have in Canada.  I may be bias as I was a member of the technical committee for Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z1600, a standard for Emergency Management…
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It is more than insurance. It is proactively preparing your organization with the plans, procedures and arrangements to continue to operate at an acceptable level after a disruptive event impacts your operations. Let Benini Consulting assist you with getting ready for that unforeseeable event.

When we have been talking to our Clients about why they need a business continuity plan. They say to us “We have never had that type of disaster happen to us”. We say “Never say never, because it only takes one incident to happen and guess what? Now it has happened and it may be…
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“Planning which identifies the organization’s exposure to internal and external threats and synthesizes hard and soft assets to provide effective prevention and recovery for the organization, whilst maintaining competitive advantage and value system integrity”.

September 26th, With the Q4 Winter season fast approaching, there are some things business’s are doing to tie up their fiscal years end. Numerous critical files are being stored, some in paper form and others digitally. Much of it for Accounting purposes. Many of us like to leave the office around this time of year.…
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Ms. Lisa Benini is currently scheduled to teach the following courses in 2013, however if you are interested in either of these courses, please seek further details from the course provider: DRI Canada – BCLE 2000 Business Continuity Management – Accelerated on January 7-11, 2013 in Vancouver, BC (register at www.dri.ca) DRI Canada – BCLE…
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The state of being prepared for specific or unpredictable events or situations.

The following events should be noted: The EPICC Forum will not be held in 2013 in Vancouver, as EPICC Board of Directors is currently evaluating the format based on recent survey(http://www.epicc.org) EPICC Seminar in Victoria, BC is scheduled for September 2013 (date to be determined at a later date so stay posted or go to…
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An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.