Business Continuity Management ensures that organizations and businesses, whether Headquarters, a Regional Office, or a Country Office, can maintain continuity of highly critical functions during and following a disaster and/or crisis event and have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). This BCP is an important resource to ensure that organizations and businesses continue to perform essential operations under all

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The pace of disruption has shifted the corporate growth agenda. Where once companies might have pursued growth for growth's sake, they are now increasingly likely to seek agility, in order to create nimble organizations that can adapt to a fast-changing competitive environment.

In short: it's no longer possibly to go it alone. Instead, companies are casting their eyes externally for capabilities, to help them source new technologies, business models and talent. Members of this growing, connected ecosystem may include technology businesses, innovation hubs, government, consumers, and academia.

As competition within the ecosystem heats up, we are seeing some emerging deal trends:

Looking beyond financial growth to address more fundamental business challenges.

Multiple paths to growth and competitiveness, encompassing partnering, organic growth and M&A.

Changing deal direction, including cross-sector deals to acquire new technologies and drive efficiency.

FSMS provides improved processes and functions to support operations and cut expenses. Solutions include an efficient way to stay up-to-date on technology, have access to skills and address issues related to cost, quality of service and risk