Business Continuity Management - Choosing to survive

Business disruption: how will you survive? Fail to plan and your business may fail!

Would your business survive a major incident? What if your key staff were suddenly unavailable? What if your premises were to become uninhabitable? What if your systems and data failed altogether? Would your business ever recover? At what cost?

Business Continuity Management: Choosing to survive shows you how to systematically prepare your business, not only for the unthinkable, but also for smaller incidents which, if left unattended, could well lead to major disasters. A business continuity management (BCM) programme is critical for every business today, and this book will enable you to develop and implement yours to maximum effect.

Create an effective BCM programme

An effective BCM programme will have a positive impact on your business, not only enabling you to carry on 'business as usual' in the event of an incident, but also in its day-to-day running. You will realise:

• Improved organisational performance
• Improved stakeholder confidence (including shareholders, customers, supply chain)
• Competitive advantages
• Financial savings
• Increased profits.

With specific reference to ISO22301, ANSI/ASIS SPC.1-2009, ISO27031 and ISO/IEC 24762, this up-to-date, practical resource will guide you through all the elements of a BCM programme, plans and implementations. It covers all the critical elements of your business, from people and premises to technology and facilities management.