Business continuity from preparedness to recovery : a standards-based approach / Eugene Tucker.

Includes index.

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Front Cover; Business Continuity from Preparedness to Recovery: A Standards-Based Approach; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Digital Assets; FOR THE INSTRUCTOR; Introduction; BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PLANNING ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS; CERTIFICATION PROCESS; CHOOSING THE CORRECT STANDARD; THE HOW AND WHAT OF THE STANDARDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 1 -- BUSINESS CONTINUITY-A DEFINITION AND A BRIEF HISTORY; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 HISTORY; 1.3 MANY DEFINITIONS; 1.4 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2 -- UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 PROCESS APPROACH.

2.3 PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT2.4 ORGANIZATION OF STANDARDS; 2.5 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 3 -- BUILDING A BUSINESS CONTINUITY CAPABILITY; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 LEADERSHIP; 3.3 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGER; 3.4 SCOPE OF THE BCMS; 3.5 POLICY; 3.6 BUSINESS CONTINUITY OBJECTIVES AND PROJECT PLANNING; 3.7 COMPETENCE AND AWARENESS; 3.8 DOCUMENT CONTROL; 3.9 STEERING COMMITTEE; 3.10 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4 -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 PREPAREDNESS; 4.3 RESPONSE; 4.4 REVIEW; CHAPTER 5 -- BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS; 5.1 INTRODUCTION.

5.2 BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS5.3 REANALYSIS; 5.4 CONFIDENTIALITY; 5.5 REVIEW; CHAPTER 6 -- RISK ASSESSMENT; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 UNDERSTANDING RISK; 6.3 RISK ASSESSMENT; 6.4 RISK TREATMENT; 6.5 RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT; 6.6 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 7 -- MITIGATION AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY STRATEGY; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 MITIGATION; 7.3 BUSINESS CONTINUITY STRATEGY; 7.4 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 8 -- BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANS AND PROCEDURES; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLAN; 8.3 PLAN ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE; 8.4 TEAM PLANS; 8.5 PUTTING THE PLAN TOGETHER.

8.6 REVIEWCHAPTER 9 -- ORIENTATION, EXERCISING, AND TESTING; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 TYPES OF EXERCISES; 9.3 SCHEDULING EXERCISES; 9.4 ORIENTATION; 9.5 EXERCISE PROGRAM; 9.6 EXERCISE DESIGN; 9.7 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 10 -- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 PROGRAM MAINTENANCE; 10.3 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND METRICS; 10.4 EVALUATIONS AND INTERNAL AUDIT; 10.5 MANAGEMENT REVIEW; 10.6 NONCONFORMITY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION; 10.7 EXAMPLE OF AN RACI CHART; 10.8 REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix A: Sample Competencies Suggested for Business Continuity Manager.

Appendix B: Required Documents under ISO 22301Appendix C: Emergency Plan Table of Contents; Appendix D: Sample Business Analysis Impact Questions; GENERAL QUESTIONS (ASKED OF ALL FUNCTIONAL LEADERS); FUNCTIONAL SPECIFIC QUESTIONS; Appendix E: Sample Continuity Team Resource Tool Kit; INSTRUCTIONS; TEAM INFORMATION; TEAM EMPLOYEES; VENDOR/SUPPLIER CONTACT LIST; EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; FORMS AND SUPPLIES; SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS; VITAL RECORDS; TEAM TASK INSTRUCTIONS; Appendix F: Websites That Contain Hazard Information; EARTHQUAKE AND LIQUEFACTION HAZARDS; FLOODING AND DAM INUNDATION; LANDSLIDES.

Business Continuity from Preparedness to Recovery: A Standards-Based Approach details the process for building organizational resiliency and managing Emergency and Business Continuity programs. With over 30 years of experience developing plans that have been tested by fire, floods, and earthquakes, Tucker shows readers how to avoid common traps and ensure a successful program, utilizing, detailed Business Impact Analysis (BIA) questions, continuity strategies and planning considerations for specific business functions. One of the few publications to describe the entire process of business c.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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