Business Continuity For Dummies

  • 4h 46m
  • Stuart Sterling, et al.
  • John Wiley & Sons (UK)
  • 2012

If disaster struck, could your business continue to operate? It might be a fire, flood, storm, technical failure, or a quality control failure - whichever way, how can you minimize the risk of disruption to your business?

Business Continuity For Dummies clearly sets out how to identify the risks to your organization, how to create your own BCM plan, how to apply BCM in practice and what to do if the worst does happen.

  • Assess and minimize the risk of disruption to your business
  • Create your own business continuity plan
  • Apply business continuity in practice

What are you waiting for? Take action now to ensure the survival of your business with Business Continuity For Dummies.

About the Authors

Stuart Sterling and Anna Payne work in the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office.

Brian Duddridge is Business Continuity Manager for the Welsh Government.

Andrew Elliott is the External Business Continuity Policy Lead for the Scottish Government.

Michael Conway is Director at Renaissance Contingency Services.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Introducing Business Continuity
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the Importance of Business Continuity
  • Chapter 3: Achieving Rapid Results and Quick Wins
  • Chapter 4: Focusing on What's Important: Business Impact Analysis
  • Chapter 5: Considering the Risks to Your Business
  • Chapter 6: Building Resilience in Your Supply Chain
  • Chapter 7: Selecting the Right Continuity Strategies
  • Chapter 8: Developing Your Business Continuity Plan
  • Chapter 9: Building a Great Business Continuity Team
  • Chapter 10: Managing a Crisis
  • Chapter 11: Validating Your Business Continuity Plan
  • Chapter 12: Calling in the Experts
  • Chapter 13: Viewing Business Continuity from a Manufacturing Perspective
  • Chapter 14: Developing a Retail Business Continuity Programme
  • Chapter 15: Using Business Continuity with Professional Services Firms
  • Chapter 16: Making Insurance Work
  • Chapter 17: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Your IT in Great Shape
  • Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Communicating Internally During a Disruption
  • Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Effective External Communication in a Crisis
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