The definitive handbook of business continuity management / edited by Andrew Hiles.

Rev. ed. of: The definitive handbook of business continuity management / edited by Andrew Hiles, Peter Barnes. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One Achieving and maintaining business continuity: an executive overview <BR> What are we planning for? / Geert Vancoppenolle<BR> What is a business continuity planning (BCP) strategy? / Mike O?Hehir<BR> A crisis management perspective of business continuity / Robert Heath<BR> Multilateral continuity planning / Dennis C. Hamilton<BR> Marketing protection: a justification for funding of total asset protection programmes? / Andrew Hiles<BR> Operational risk management / Peter Viner<BR> Business strategy and business continuity planning / Ranjit Ramakrishnan and Satish Viswanathan<P> Section Two Planning for business continuity: a ?how-to? guide<BR> The business continuity planning methodology / Malcolm Cornish<BR> Project initiation and management / Jayne Howe<BR> Risk evaluation and control: practical guidelines for risk assessment / Ian Charters<BR> Business impact analysis / Peter Barnes<BR> Developing business continuity strategies for the business or work areas / Neal Courtney<BR> Business continuity strategies for financial services / Jillian Simms<BR> Business continuity strategies for manufacturing and logistics / Melvyn Musson<BR> Business continuity for telecommunications / Paul F. Kirvan<BR> Strategies for IT and communications / Michael Smith and Piper-Anna Shields<BR> Planning to recover your data / Thomas Carroll<BR> Strategies for funding recovery / Danny Rowland<BR> Emergency response and operations / Gregg C. Beatty<BR> Developing and implementing the written plan / Andrew Hiles<BR> Awareness and training / Andrew Hiles<BR> BC plan testing / Tim Armit<BR> BC audit / Rolf von Rs̲sing<BR> Selecting the tools to support the process / Lyndon Bird<BR> Coping with people in recovery / Allen Johnson<BR> The missing elements / Andrew Hiles.

"How long would your business survive an interruption? What if operations were destroyed by fire or flood, negative media drives away customers or the company database is stolen or infected by a virus? How well are you prepared to deal with disaster? This comprehensive guide tells you why you need a plan and then will help you put one together, including fully updated, detailed glossary and additional examples from the USA, Australia and Europe. Clearly split into useful sections, the book is easy to navigate. The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management has been revised and updated to reflect new regulations and standards by one of the top international authorities in the field, this is an important book for anyone within the business continuity industry. Seven new chapters include coverage of: US Homeland Security measures relating to IT; UK Civil Contingencies Act relating to business continuity; NFP 16000 (US National Fire Prevention Association 1600 Business Continuity standard); British Standards Institution/Business Continuity Institute Publicly Available Standard 56 and other current and upcoming standards; Other emerging standards: Singapore standard for Disaster Recovery service providers, Australia & New Zealand standards; Pandemic planning With contributions from leading practitioners in the industry, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management has established itself as an invaluable resource for anyone involved in, or looking to gain a detailed appreciation of, the rapidly emerging area of business continuity and disaster recovery within the corporate environment." -- BOOK JACKET.