In this section you can find an overview
of all the advanced business continuity resources added to this
website during the past few months.
Improving business continuity testing and exercising Three surveys published recently seem to show that testing and exercising of business continuity and disaster recovery plans and strategies is generally a weak area. Continuity Central asked various business continuity experts why this should be the case and what organizations can do to improve in this area. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Cultural conditioning – the training dilemma James Royds highlights the benefits that exercising brings to the whole business continuity lifecycle. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Vital records and business continuity planning An ‘all media’ approach to data protection is a necessary requirement of all business continuity plans. Dr. Jim Kennedy explains. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Case study: Implementing business continuity in the upstream and midstream energy sector (petrochemicals and refineries) Business continuity planning in industrial sectors has a different emphasis than in service industries. Vincent Tombros explains. Read article •Type:
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Can your call centre handle a disaster? Creating business continuity plans for call centres. By Jeff Weil. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Hanging on the telephone: some practical considerations for crisis communications
Patrick Roberts discusses the issue of call handling in a crisis situation. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Human resilience strategies: the recovery phase Part four in a series of articles exploring human resource aspects of business continuity management. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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Is business continuity certification right for your organization?
This white paper analyzes the business case for pursuing business continuity certification, including what it takes to complete the certification process and how best to prepare. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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The design, management and evaluation of exercises and tests John Salter of Emergency Preparedness Capacity Builders has provided a PDF resource which addresses the above subject. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Human factors in business continuity, part three This article focuses on the immediate or responsive phase of the human resilience strategy, in other words, the capacity that organisations have to activate and utilise their human factor resources in the wake of a traumatic incident. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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Human factors in business continuity, part two This is the second of a series of articles by Siobhán McGee and Emerald-jane Turner which explore human resource aspects of business continuity management. Here the authors discuss the second phase of their HR business continuity model: the proactive phase. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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The business continuity resistant organization
Geary W. Sikich highlights various characteristics of a ‘business continuity resistant organization’ and explains why resistance exists or develops. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Human factors in business continuity The first of a series of articles by Siobhán McGee and Emerald-jane Turner which explore human resource aspects of business continuity management. Read article •Date: 1st February 2008• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Journal Volume Two, Issue Four now available Continuity Central’s quarterly peer-reviewed advanced level publication. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Bayesian Belief Networks in business continuity management Bayesian Belief Networks provide a method for integrating beliefs and hard facts in a logically consistent manner. Patrick Roberts explores the potential for applying them in business continuity management. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Evidence-based business continuity management Can the BCM profession learn from ‘evidence-based medicine’? By Patrick Roberts. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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Business continuity - are we still missing the point?
Are most organisations still too focussed on the reactive aspects of business continuity? Dominic Hill thinks so... Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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The loneliness of the business continuity manager
Many business continuity professionals feel isolated in their roles, but what can be done to change this? By Amanda Chapman, MBCI. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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The ‘green’ business continuity manager Business continuity management and green strategies should be integrated, says Steve Beck. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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The features of good planning In this article John Salter explores the factors that influence good contingency planning and provides a framework to follow to develop an effective ‘emergency risk management framework'. Read article •Type: Article •Region: World •Level: Advanced
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What about the program? Many organisations have become trapped in a loop comprising just two steps – developing BCPs and exercising BCPs. Far more is required, says Leslie Whittet. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Business continuity lessons from Buncefield
A review of the business continuity themes contained within the Major Incident Investigation Board’s report. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK •Level: Advanced
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Achieving NERC CIP compliance utilizing ISO 17799:2005 By Dr. Jim Kennedy, MRP, MBCI, CHS-III, CBRM. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US •Level: Advanced
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Sydney prepares for an APEC experience
This article by Tim Janes considers the business continuity issues created by September’s APEC Leader’s Week in Sydney, Australia: including possible business continuity impacts, responses and potential opportunities. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Australia •Level: Advanced
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The rising tide: climate change and business continuity This paper considers and discusses in detail the issues relating to climate change from a business continuity perspective, including potential implications and impacts, and recommended planning considerations Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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Maturation of business continuity practice in the Intel supply chain A paper from the Intel Technology Journal which provides an interesting case study. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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The application of statistical tools to business continuity management Patrick Roberts looks at two powerful statistical techniques that have gained widespread acceptance in other areas of risk management and examines whether they can usefully be applied to BCM. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Business continuity: a different perspective Business continuity needs to be focussed on the strategic goals of the organization if senior management support is to be forthcoming, says John Stagl. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/World •Level: Advanced
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Business Continuity Journal Volume Two Issue One
New issue of the Business Continuity Journal now available. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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The business benefits of business continuity Business continuity is an offensive as well as defensive business strategy – so why is so much focus given to the latter? David Honour comments. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Ten assumption-busting guiding principles for business pandemic planning There are key differences between a pandemic and any other disruptive event – Dan Dorman explains what these are and how business continuity plans need to be adapted to address them. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/World •Level: Advanced
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HR as a business continuity resource Human Resources is often overlooked as a business continuity resource.
It shouldn’t be… Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/World •Level: Advanced
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Between a rock and a hard place
Steve Dance discusses the interplay between BS25999 and other recent UK legislation. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK •Level: Advanced
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Risk register and assessment tool for download Emergency Preparedness Capacity Builders has provided an Excel-based Risk register and assessment tool for free download and use by Continuity Central readers. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Dynamic identity in a disaster situation In an article aimed at exploring the human dynamic of business continuity, Mike Jacobs looks at how individual identity can be affected by disaster and how that can impact on response teams.
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Concentration risk high on the agenda
Many questions are being asked; what answers are required? David Honour looks at this hot topic.
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In the spotlight: the human side of business continuity planning
IBM Global Technology Services has provided a paper exploring the above issue and giving a useful checklist of questions to ask when planning.
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People aspects of business continuity: consider the built environment
Changes to the environment in your facilities can have a big impact on staff availability.
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Pandemic planning: a review of respirator and mask protection levels
Many business continuity planners are considering the use of respiratory protection equipment to reduce the threat to staff from pandemic influenza – but such equipment may be of little genuine use, says Jeff Charlton. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Strategic pandemic planning for business: one size does not fit all
Dan Dorman, Continuity Manager for DHL, highlights one area of pandemic planning which he feels has not yet received much attention: strategy. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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One business continuity plan or many minis?
What type of business continuity plans does an organization need? One all-inclusive plan? Many small, functional unit plans? John Glenn explores. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Business continuity planning for pandemic scenarios
In a highly practical article, Leslie Whittet highlights the steps that can be taken to provide real business resilience during a pandemic. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Australia/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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It’s the people, stupid… Much more research needs to be conducted into the people side of business continuity planning, but David Honour makes some suggestions for ways to improve in this area. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Avian ‘flu: what does it mean to business continuity?
Tim Armit attempts to separate the real business continuity issues from the hype surrounding pandemic influenza. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/World •Level: Advanced
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The elusive ‘risk culture’
What would a truly effective risk culture look like? Bill Sharon, CEO and Founder, SORMS, explores the subject. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/World •Level: Advanced
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Some thoughts on business continuity response exercises The other day I was asked how I go about testing business continuity response plans. I mumbled a reply which was not satisfactory to either the person on the other end of the line or myself. Exercising such a plan is a bit more complicated than a simple sentence can convey.... By John Glenn MBCI, CBCP. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Bird flu: overview and economic considerations
A detailed report on the impacts of a ‘flu pandemic on businesses, by Bradford Frank. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Some thoughts on exercise scenarios and plot lines
Jim Burtles explains how to go about developing suitable exercise scenarios for your organisation. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Pandemic business continuity planning – things to consider
A very practical guide to pandemic planning for business continuity professionals, by Dr. Jim Kennedy. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US/Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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A decade in business continuity planning
Nathaniel Forbes started his BC consultancy in January 1996. In this article he highlights the key lessons that he has learned since that time. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Asia / Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Seeing the big picture…
Risk management involves thinking about the things that need to go right as well as what can go wrong, says Bill Sharon. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US / Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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What business continuity is really all about… Of all the disasters and crises that occurred in 2005, Buncefield was the one that really highlighted the role of business continuity management. By Lyndon Bird, FBCI, Technical Services Director, the Business Continuity Institute. Read article •Type: Article •Region: UK •Level: Advanced
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Are we missing the point of pandemic planning?
Focusing on the impact of a pandemic on staffing and output risks failing to plan for other, even bigger threats, associated with such a crisis. By Geary W. Sikich and John M. Stagl. Read article •Type: Article •Region: US / Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Beyond disaster recovery: becoming a resilient business
An object-oriented framework and methodology, by Richard Cocchiara. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Hazard identification and Business Impact Analysis
John Salter provides a paper which leads planners through the BIA process. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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A major pandemic checklist and assessment matrix What factors should be considered when developing a business continuity plan for pandemic scenarios? Ian Rogers offers some useful checklist style advice. Read article •Type: Article • Region: Worldwide • Level: Advanced
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Banks and avian flu: planning for a possible pandemic
Many of the assumptions underlying much of today’s business continuity planning will not hold in a pandemic. Pat McConnell explains. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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A new planning paradigm: economic consequences of a pandemic
Geary W. Sikich takes a detailed look at the potential impacts of a pandemic and asks ‘business continuity planners - what are you doing?’ Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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How to find and motivate employees for business continuity
Given the harsh reality that the BCM function is under-staffed in most organisations how can BC managers encourage others to volunteer to get involved? Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Business continuity during an avian 'flu pandemic
Leslie Whittet provides a very helpful overview of the measures that organisations should consider when including pandemic scenarios in business continuity plans. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Australia/World •Level: Advanced
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Risk management: What should be, what is and what could be
Bill Sharon examines the ‘risk management continuum’ and why it offers a better approach to enterprise risk management. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Addressing business continuity during mergers or acquisitions
Companies that are preparing for a corporate merger or acquisition will need to address some formidable and distinctive BC challenges. Read article •Type: Article •Region: /Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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A risk management self assessment framework
A paper that explores business continuity and disaster planning and then offers a self assessment framework to aid the process. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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An alternate space review checklist A comprehensive tool to help business continuity managers perform a site analysis as part of evaluating space for an alternate recovery facility. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Regulatory compliance and critical system protection
A white paper which explores the role of mission-critical power and cooling in ensuring data integrity and availability. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Is business continuity a subset of risk management?
Andrew McCrackan explores the relative positioning of BC and risk management within organisations and explains why this is an important debate. Read article •Type: Article •Region: Worldwide •Level: Advanced
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Outsourcing guidance for financial services
Spells out the potential risks that outsourcing activities can pose to financial sector firms. Read article •Type: Article •Region: N.America •Level: Advanced
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SIA publishes Critical Infrastructure Guide
Securities Industry Association document which provides a series of questionnaire-based checklists to help identify critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Read article •Type: Article •Region: N.America •Level: Advanced
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Singapore’s Standard for Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Service Providers explored
Dr Goh Moh Heng and Lim Yew Ban have written a paper which examines
the implications of Singapore’s new BC supplierscertification standard. Read
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Determining risk appetite
Mark Carey explores this important aspect of business continuity
and risk management programs. Read
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Does
the business continuity model start in the wrong place?
Do the standard BC models leave organisations that are developing
their first plans vulnerable for too long? Read
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Security
considerations for Voice over IP systems
A comprehensive guide to the business continuity and security issues
raised by VoIP has been published by NIST. Read
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Communicable
diseases: business continuity issues
Continued concern over Avian flu and the threat of a global influenza
pandemic make planning for such eventualities a high priority. Jeremy
Haworth, MBCI, outlines the lessons he learned during the 2003 SARS
crisis. Read
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Model
for regional business continuity coalitions
Lessons learned from ChicagoFIRST development documented. Read
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When
the customer might not always be right…
Ray Liepa raises some potential project management issues for business
continuity professionals to consider. Read
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Telecommunications
resiliency best practices for financial institutions
A new guide has been published in the US. Read
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Building Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Program (BVAMP) Provides facility managers with an easy-to-use
software tool for identifying basic steps to secure buildings and
develop building specific mitigation plans. Read
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Planning
for extreme events by understanding risk
New NIST report ‘Risk analysis for extreme events: economic
incentives for reducing future losses’ published. Read
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Making
the case for business continuity
By seizing the initiative and getting involved in all the phases
of the business, BC professionals can facilitate the development
of processes that can create value for the organisation as well
as mitigate risks. Read
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Integrating
business continuity criteria into your supply chain
Geary Sikich takes a detailed look at strategies for supply chain
business continuity management. Read
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‘Futureproofing’
- the process of active analysis Integrated
business continuity should be based on the concept of ‘graceful
degradation’ and ‘agile restoration’, says Geary
W. Sikich. Read
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Which
came first? Business continuity or disaster recovery?
By Belinda Wilson, CBCP, executive director, Business Continuity
Services, Americas, HP Services. Read
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Is
Six Sigma a useful business continuity aid?
Can the Six Sigma quality measurement system help during the business
continuity management process? Paul Kirvan explores. Read
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The
brand – estimating its vulnerability
Most BC managers are aware of the importance of protecting brands,
but how do you determine how at-risk your brands are? Read
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Achieving
resilience – best practices in business continuity
A white paper that summarises the results of a $250,000 research
program into business continuity planning. Read
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Business
continuity plan development explored
You can’t just follow a recipe book says Kathleen Lucey, FBCI. Read
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Federal
Preparedness Circular updates continuity of operations guidance
Continuity of Operations Federal Preparedness Circular 65 supersedes
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Business
continuity self assessment tool launched by UK Audit Commission Aims
to help local authority emergency planners meet Civil Contingencies
Bill requirements. Read article •Type:
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Beware
the complex plan…
The best business continuity plan is simply structured common sense
says Jim Burtles, FBCI. Read
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A
holistic framework for recovery: shifting the perspective of BCM
to generate greater success A detailed white paper by Tim Cousins. Read
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Effective
practices for business continuity planning in purchasing and supply
management
A university study commissioned by AT&T has found that companies
are failing to recognise the criticality of the supply chain. Read
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Good
practice guide to telecommunications resilience
New UK government guide provides useful recommendations and advice
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NASD
Small Firm Template for a business continuity plan
Aimed at helping smaller financial sector firms develop business
continuity plans, but useful for companies in other sectors too. Read
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Improving business continuity testing and exercising 
