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This book has been written to help those managers who have decided to introduce business continuity management (BCM) into their organization. It is based on the new British standard for BCM BS25999, parts 1 and 2, and on the plan-do-check-act model used by BS25999-2 and other management systems, such as ISO 9001. 

The book offers real, practical advice on implementing BS25999. It provides a step-by-step guide which will enable organisations, no matter what their size or sector, to meet the requirements of BS25999 and prepare themselves for certification. There are small case studies to illustrate the text and templates to assist with the various stages of the BCM Process

Contents 

Introduction. Implementing BS25999. Planning the business continuity management system. Resourcing BCM. Embedding BCM in the organization’s culture. Documentation and records. Developing business continuity management. Determining business continuity strategies. Developing and implementing a BCM response. Exercising and maintaining. Monitoring,  Reviewing, Maintaining and improving the BCMS. Annexes, including sample documents and templates.

The Route Map to Business Continuity Management  has become, in the short time since its publication, the best-selling guide to business continuity management. It provides key insights into how to go about implementing business continuity management (BCM).Download 

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British Standard for Business Continuity Management   BS25999

BS 25999 is BSI's standard in the field of Business Continuity Management . This standard replaces PAS56, a Publicly Available Specification, published in 2003 on the same subject.  BS 25999 is a Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard in two parts.

	The first, "BS 25999-1:2006 Business Continuity Management. Code of Practice", takes the form of general guidance and seeks to establish processes, principles and terminology for Business Continuity Management, providing a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity within an organization and to provide confidence in business-to-business and business-to-customer dealings.  In addition, it provides a comprehensive set of controls based on BCM best practice and covers the whole BCM lifecycle.	BS25999-1      Code of     Practice       £100 (+ P&P)
	The second, "BS 25999-2:2007 Specification for Business Continuity Management", specifies requirements for implementing, operating and improving a documented Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), describing only requirements that can be objectively and independently audited.	BS25999-2    Specification      £90 (+ P&P)

A useful means of understanding the difference between the two is Part 1 is a guidance document and uses the terms 'should' and 'may'. Part 2 is an independently verifiable specification that uses the word 'shall'

Certification (independent verification) is available from accredited certification bodies, for example BSI or LRQA amongst others and is a multi stage process usually involving a number of initial assessment visits. The assessor will then make a recommendation that the organisation receive certification or not. After initial certification a number of surveillance visits are made to ensure that the organisation is still in compliance.

Certification bodies are accredited by UKAS in the United Kingdom.

The Risk Management Universe A guided tour. 2nd edition David Hillson (Editor)

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This newly revised book brings together leading experts from various risk management fields to describe current best practice and point to future developments. It offers a unique ‘guided tour’ of the main dimensions of the risk management universe and will help business leaders who want to know how to address the risks they may face. It is a good reference point for risk professionals seeking a greater understanding, and teachers and students of business and management.

This book, revised following the publication of BS 25999 Business Continuity Management, concludes by drawing the threads together and identifying the underlying unifying themes.  

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