The Business Continuity Management Toolkit

Contents
Executive summary .............................................................................................................IX
About the author................................................................................................................XI
Dedication .......................................................................................................................XIII
Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................XV
PART ONE – Introduction
Chapter 1: Why does an organisation need a BCM framework? ......................................... 1
The role of the business continuity manager ........................................................................... 1
Should your organisation employ a full-time BCM practitioner? ................................................ 1
What makes a good BCM practitioner? .................................................................................. 1
The vital ingredient for success in BCM .................................................................................. 3
Reasons for implementing a BCM framework .......................................................................... 3
It could be you… .................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2: The definition of BCM ....................................................................................... 9
What is BCM? ...................................................................................................................... 9
The components of BCM ....................................................................................................... 9
Where is BCM’s place in an organisation? ........................................................................... 10
Budgeting for BCM ............................................................................................................. 11
The BCM project cycle ........................................................................................................ 11
Project timeline ................................................................................................................... 11
Do I need special software to implement a BCM strategy? ..................................................... 11
Chapter 3: The BCM standards ............................................................................................ 13
Which Standards should I follow – BS25999-2 or BCI GPG? ................................................. 13
The life cycle of BCM ..........................................................................................................14
Chapter 4: The BCMS framework ..................................................................................... 17
Creating your BCMS ........................................................................................................... 18
Policy, strategies, Terms of Reference (ToR), procedures and guidelines .................................... 18
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