Integrated Business Continuity : Maintaining Resilience in Uncertain Times

Packed with proven methods and easy how-to instructions for insuring resilience within your organization!

Rapid change in the business environment is the new norm. The way organizations operate is changing as new and better technologies become available. The ability to effectively respond to and manage disruptions in a timely manner are now the deciding factor in any organization’s survivability. Integrated Business Continuity: Maintaining Resilience In Uncertain Times guides senior executives, operational managers, and public officials step-by-step through developing and assessing an effective business continuity plan.

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• Assessment tools
• Exercises
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• Master “forms & tools” in back of book

Using an integrated approach, Integrated Business Continuity : Maintaining Resilience In Uncertain Times includes all components important to business continuity—life safety, disaster recovery, business resumption, crisis management, and event management.

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Foreword

Chapter 1 : Entering the Age of Uncertainty : What to Expect
Chapter 2 : Critical Infrastructures : Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Chapter 3 : The Underpinnings of Business Continuity
Chapter 4 : Your Next “Crisis” : Identifying Time-Critical Issues
Chapter 5 : The Smoldering “Crisis” : Time-Sensitive Issues
Chapter 6 : The Hibernating “Crisis” : Time-Dependent Issues
Chapter 7 : Business Continuity : From Inception to Integration
Chapter 8 : Protecting Your Organization in the Age of Uncertainty
Chapter 9 : Knowledge Management : Effective Communications in the “Age of the Instant”
Chapter 10 : The Next Wave : Global Vulnerabilities, Local Impacts
Chapter 11 : Concluding Thoughts

About the Author
Index