BSI Announces New BCM White Paper, Exercise Book
British Standards Institution has announced a new white paper entitled Business Continuity Management and Risk – The Role of Standards, and a new book called Exercising for Excellence: Delivering a Successful Business Continuity Management Exercise.
The white paper addresses the rise of risk management up the corporate agenda and reflects an increased understanding by organizations of their risk profiles and the need to effectively manage exposures. High-profile examples such as Enron, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the summer floods in the United Kingdom have served to shape attitudes to risk management and achieve greater boardroom awareness. The paper will provide insights on how standards can assist organizations in being more proactive with their risk strategy. Case studies are included.
The exercise book provides a practical guide for anyone with responsibility for the planning and delivery of business continuity management (BCM) exercises. It’s considered a “how-to” guide to conducting successful business continuity exercises. According to the BSI, It will help practitioners test and evaluate the effectiveness of their incident management capabilities and business recovery plans. It is also consistent with guidelines established in BS 25999, the British standard for business continuity.
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Another valuable book on exercising contingency plans is Disaster Recovery Testing: Exercising Your Contingency Plan, Philip Jan Rothstein, FBCI, Editor.
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