The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding Business Continuity. 3. What is a Business Continuity Planning Strategy? 4. A Crisis Management Perspective of Business Continuity. 5. Risk Management and Business Continuity. 6. The Business Continuity Planning Methodology. 7. Project Initiation and Management. 8. Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. 9. Business Impact Analysis (BIA). 10. Workplace Recovery Strategies for a Changing World. 11. Business Continuity Planning for Contracted Manufacturing Relationships. 12. High Level Principles for Business Continuity. Bibliography.

This handbook establishes itself as an invaluable resource for anyone involved in or looking to gain a detailed appreciation of the rapidly emerging area of business continuity and disaster recovery with in the corporate environment. It is presented in an easy to follow format, explaining in detail the core business continuity activities incorporated in the common body of knowledge agreed by the Disaster Recovery Institute International and the Business Continuity Institute. The structured format with many revealing case studies, examples and checklists, provides a clear road map, simplifying and demystifying business continuity processes for those new to its disciplines and providing a benchmark of current best practice for those more experience practitioners, this book makes a massive contribution to the knowledge base of business continuity and risk management. (Jacket)