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Book SynopsisIf disaster struck, could your business continue to operate? It might be a fire, flood, storm, or a quality control failure - whichever way, how can you minimize the risk of disruption to your business? This book sets out how to identify the risks to your organization, how to create your own BCM plan and what to do if the worst does happen.
Trade ReviewThe guide provides simple, practical and low cost steps to help companies make sure they can stand up to disruptions. (The Start Up Donut, 12th October 2012) a balanced and comprehensive book of chapters, each of which can be read on its own, allowing the reader to focus on what is important to their business, conscious that they are getting the full picture. (October 2012) The book is a useful guide to the topic that would serve as good foundation even for enterprises embarking upon of reviving a BC plan. (ComputerScope, November 2012) An impressive and informative book. Don t get a consultant, save your money and buy the book instead' (Frost Magazine, May 2013)
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Discovering Business Continuity 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Business Continuity 9
Chapter 2: Understanding the Importance of Business Continuity 19
Chapter 3: Achieving Rapid Results and Quick Wins 33
Part II: Starting Out on Your Business Continuity Journey 51
Chapter 4: Focusing on What’s Important: Business Impact Analysis 53
Chapter 5: Considering the Risks to Your Business 71
Chapter 6: Building Resilience in Your Supply Chain 95
Chapter 7: Selecting the Right Continuity Strategies 107
Chapter 8: Developing Your Business Continuity Plan 127
Part III: Embedding Business Continuity into Your Company 141
Chapter 9: Building a Great Business Continuity Team 143
Chapter 10: Managing a Crisis 153
Chapter 11: Validating Your Business Continuity Plan 171
Part IV: Examining Business Continuity in Specific Contexts 193
Chapter 12: Calling in the Experts 195
Chapter 13: Viewing Business Continuity from a Manufacturing Perspective 207
Chapter 14: Developing a Retail Business Continuity Programme 217
Chapter 15: Using Business Continuity with Professional Services Firms 225
Chapter 16: Making Insurance Work 235
Part V: The Part of Tens 249
Chapter 17: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Your IT in Great Shape 251
Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Communicating Internally During a Disruption 257
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Effective External Communication in a Crisis 263
Index 269
