Feb 01, 2018
Issues Management is nothing new to those in Project Management and Business Continuity though for many it's a misunderstood practice. We're joined by retired Issues Management expert Glen Duff, who was the VP of Issues Management at Ciba-Geigy/Novartis. Glen provides allot of valuable insight on how we can manage issues proactively and how we can manage our issues better during times of disaster. Learn how to manage issues and document progress and how issues can be used to help bolster the response of an organizations to a disaster and how it can help proactively identify issues that could have long and short term impacts upon a organization. We'll learn that Issue Management is more than being reactive to a situation.
Preparing for the Unexpected is about how people, organizations and communities plan, prepare, test, communicate and respond to sudden unplanned events such as natural and manmade disasters and crises. The show is for everyone who wants an understanding of how plans are created for individuals, organizations and communities and for anyone who wants to know what they can do in their own lives to help protect themselves from unexpected events. There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity. The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.