Beyond RTO and RPO: Why Critical Time Periods Matter in Business Continuity

  • 20 May 2026
  • , 12:45 UTC+1

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Business continuity frameworks traditionally rely on metrics such as RTO and RPO to define recovery expectations. While these metrics remain essential, they implicitly assume that the impact of disruption is relatively constant over time. In reality, the moment when a disruption occurs can drastically change its consequences.

A system failure at 03:00 AM may have minimal operational impact, while the same failure during peak transaction hours, market trading windows, or financial closing periods may create severe operational, regulatory and reputational consequences.

This session introduces the concept of Critical Time Period (CTP) and Critical Time Objective (CTO), a framework developed by Patrícia Teixeira to address temporal variability in business continuity risk.

The presentation explores how organisations can identify critical time windows where tolerance for disruption is significantly reduced, and how this insight can be integrated into Business Impact Analysis, Business Continuity Plans and resilience testing strategies.

Attendees will gain a practical perspective on how incorporating temporal criticality can strengthen operational resilience and improve recovery prioritisation.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Speakers:

  • Patricia Pampolin

    Business Continuity and Crisis Manager, Mitsui

    Patrícia B. Teixeira Pampolin is a crisis management and operational resilience specialist with over 20 years of experience in business continuity and crisis management.She has supported resilience and continuity initiatives for organisations across Europe Latin America and Asia, including projects involving companies such as B3, Liberty Global, Mitsui and Cora Bank. Patrícia is the author of two books on crisis management in the context of social media, based on one of the early academic studies exploring the impact of digital platforms on organisational crises. She also served as a university lecturer in crisis management for over a decade, contributing to the development of professionals in risk and resilience disciplines.Her work focuses on strengthening organisational preparedness through governance frameworks, business continuity programmes, and crisis simulation exercises for executive teams.She is currently developing the Critical Time Objective (CTO) framework, a concept designed to complement traditional resilience metrics such as RTO and RPO.

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