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Business Continuity Planning for Corporations
Provides a detailed roadmap and the phase-by-phase process for developing a clear, comprehensive business continuity plan that complies with legal requirements and satisfies regulatory and statutory standards.
Publisher: LexisNexis Sheshunoff
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Companies of all sizes need a comprehensive business continuity plan. Business Continuity Planning for Corporations assists senior management, business leaders, and IT management with minimizing business disruption and its escalation, thus reducing the impact on mandated services and essential functions.
The manual's unique workbook format includes checklists, forms, sample procedures, and questionnaires, which can be tailored to meet the individual needs of the organization. Some of the benefits derived from developing a comprehensive business continuity plan include the following:
• Reduced legal liability
• Minimized potential economic loss
• Reduced probability of occurrence
• Reduced disruption to normal operations
• Organizational stability
• Orderly recovery process
• Reduced reliance on key personnel
• Increased asset and record protection
• Ensured safety of personnel
• Compliance with legal and statutory requirements
• Minimized decision-making during a disaster
The eBook versions of this title feature links to Lexis Advance for further research options.
The content of this publication is published for the public sector in Sheshunoff's State and Local Government Series: Business Continuity Preparedness.
The manual's unique workbook format includes checklists, forms, sample procedures, and questionnaires, which can be tailored to meet the individual needs of the organization. Some of the benefits derived from developing a comprehensive business continuity plan include the following:
• Reduced legal liability
• Minimized potential economic loss
• Reduced probability of occurrence
• Reduced disruption to normal operations
• Organizational stability
• Orderly recovery process
• Reduced reliance on key personnel
• Increased asset and record protection
• Ensured safety of personnel
• Compliance with legal and statutory requirements
• Minimized decision-making during a disaster
The eBook versions of this title feature links to Lexis Advance for further research options.
The content of this publication is published for the public sector in Sheshunoff's State and Local Government Series: Business Continuity Preparedness.
Table of Contents
Planning Overview and Methodology
Chapter 1 Laws, Standards, and Frameworks
Chapter 2 Business Continuity Planning Overview
Chapter 3 Business Continuity Planning Methodology
Phase 1: Risk Assessment
Chapter 4 Risk Assessment Process
Chapter 5 Backup and Offsite Storage
Chapter 6 IT Security and Control Considerations
Phase 2: Business Impact Analysis
Chapter 7 Business Impact Analysis
Phase 3: BCP Strategies and Solutions
Chapter 8 BCP Strategies and Solutions
Chapter 9 Contracting for Recovery Services
Phase 4: Plan Design and Development
Chapter 10 BCP Design and Documentation
Chapter 11 Information Technology Disaster Recovery Planning
Chapter 12 Data Collection
Phase 5: Plan Validation — Training, Testing, and Exercise
Chapter 13 Continuity Plan Training
Chapter 14 Testing the Plan
Phase 6: BCP Administration
Chapter 15 BCP Management and Maintenance
Glossary and Index
Glossary
Index