Re: Things that make you go "Hmmm"

[Michael Simpson <mikie.simpson () gmail com>]

> I agree that it would be nice if we could schedule and plan all of our emergencies according to policy. :-)

that's the whole point of an inclusive policy
to allow you to have a framework for dealing with the unknown.

when we were designing major incident policies we would sit down and
do  "what if" sessions which could get pretty wild
ie "what if the British Petroleum compound at Grangemouth goes up in
flames and turns central scotland into a tar-pit"
and come up with a solution accordingly

now, in the area of operations that you are currently debating there
is a limited amount of things that can happen and they can be fully
identified with a proper approach
-attack trees &c

the british army has a phrase which applies here
"proper planning prevents piss poor performance"

the american simile for this situation would be "clusterfuck"

have a nice day

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:15:15 +0000 GMT, Jason Coombs <jasonc () science org> wrote:
> Matt wrote:
> > In a good company Incidence
> > Response isn't dictated by any of
> > what you said above.  It's dictated
> > by policy.
>
> Good point. Even in a good company, though, incident response often occurs outside of policy.
>
> An incident response professional who works for clients during emergencies is presented with variables and 
> circumstances with which to contend, not a policy playbook to follow.
>
> I agree that it would be nice if we could schedule and plan all of our emergencies according to policy. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jason Coombs
> jasonc () science org
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