Abstract

By its nature, a Business Continuity Program develops plans to prepare for the unexpected. This conflicts with a key principle of project management - that timely decisions and certainty of goals are essential to delivering a project successfully. Hence, however well defined the Business Continuity Planning process may be, its outcome is subject to the uncertainties of unpredictable events. This presentation introduces Quality Risk Management (QRM) into the Business Continuity Planning process.  QRM elevates the role of risk identification, management and mitigation in the planning process. It transforms where project risk is managed, putting it into the hands of the Business Continuity Manager who is then supported by the involved business channels. This enables the entire Business Continuity project team to collectively share and address the issues of risk.

Allan Cytryn is a Principal with Risk Masters, Inc. He has spent more than 30 years as a senior Information Technology executive and has extensive experience in strategy, operations, technology and business transformation. During his 15 years with Deloitte, his responsibilities included Regional CIO, National Director of Technology for the Audit and Enterprise Risk Services practice, and Director of Applications Development. Prior to Deloitte, he was the CIO for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for 10 years. Before that, he spent 10 years in Vice-President roles at Goldman Sachs and Bankers Trust.

Speaker

Bio:
Throughout his career, Mr. Cytryn has led business and IT organizations through rapid operational and technological transformations and in adopting new and innovative technologies in support of key strategic business objectives. He has also led recoveries from the largest terrorist attacks in NY and London, the 9/11 attack and the NatWest Tower Bombing.

Mr. Cytryn is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Visitors of the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is involved in providing mentoring and guidance to entrepreneurial start-up businesses in New York. He has published and lectured on topics that include risk mitigation in project management, cyber-security, and computer-assisted facilities design and planning. His works have been cited by authors around the world.

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