{"product_id":"business-continuity-for-dummies-isbn-9781118326831","title":"Business Continuity For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe easy way to ensure your business is prepared for anything\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf disaster struck, could your business continue to operate? It might be a fire, flood, storm, technical failure, or a quality control failure - whichever way, how can you minimize the risk of disruption to your business? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbusiness continuity management is a way to identify and manage risks the smooth running of your company. aim ensure you stay in business event trouble. written by team experts\u003eBusiness Continuity For Dummies clearly sets out how to identify the risks to your organization, how to create your own BCM plan, how to apply BCM in practice and what to do if the worst does happen.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess and minimize the risk of disruption to your business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate your own business continuity plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApply business continuity in practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat are you waiting for? Take action now to ensure the survival of your business with \u003ci\u003eBusiness Continuity For Dummies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Discovering Business Continuity 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introducing Business Continuity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Understanding the Importance of Business Continuity 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Achieving Rapid Results and Quick Wins 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Starting Out on Your Business Continuity Journey 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Focusing on What’s Important: Business Impact Analysis 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Considering the Risks to Your Business 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Building Resilience in Your Supply Chain 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Selecting the Right Continuity Strategies 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Developing Your Business Continuity Plan 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Embedding Business Continuity into Your Company 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Building a Great Business Continuity Team 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Managing a Crisis 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Validating Your Business Continuity Plan 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Examining Business Continuity in Specific Contexts 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Calling in the Experts 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Viewing Business Continuity from a Manufacturing Perspective 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Developing a Retail Business Continuity Programme 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Using Business Continuity with Professional Services Firms 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Making Insurance Work 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Your IT in Great Shape 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ten Tips for Communicating Internally During a Disruption 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten Tips for Effective External Communication in a Crisis 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 269\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"An impressive and informative book. Don't get a consultant, save your money and buy the book instead.\" (\u003cem\u003eFrost Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e May 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book is a useful guide to the topic that would serve as good foundation even for enterprises embarking upon of reviving a BC plan.\" (\u003cem\u003eComputerScope,\u003c\/em\u003e November 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The guide provides simple, practical and low cost steps to help companies make sure they can stand up to disruptions.\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Start Up Donut,\u003c\/em\u003e 12th October 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"... a balanced and comprehensive book of chapters, each of which can be read on its own, allowing the reader to focus on what is important to their business, conscious that they are getting the full picture.\" (October 2012)   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Sterling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAnna Payne\u003c\/b\u003e work in the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office.\u003cb\u003e Brian Duddridge\u003c\/b\u003e is Business Continuity Manager for the Welsh Government. \u003cb\u003eAndrew Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e is the External Business Continuity Policy Lead for the Scottish Government. \u003cb\u003eMichael Conway\u003c\/b\u003e is Director at Renaissance Contingency Services.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn to:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify the risks to your business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate your own business continuity plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake your business more resilient\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAct swiftly and effectively if disruption hits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEquip yourself with the tools to keep your business running, whatever the future holds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisaster and disruption could strike your business at any time: fire, flood, technical failure, or just being let down by your key supplier. In the event of a disruption, how sure are you that your business will continue to operate? Written by a team comprising the UK's top experts on crisis planning and business continuity management, this book helps you to ensure that your company can weather any storm, no matter how small you are. You'll learn to identify the key activities that your business carries out that are essential to it continuing during a disruption, deal with risks to your organisation and create easy-to-use business continuity (BC) plans tailored to your company, giving you confidence if the worst does happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManage for crisis, every day\u003c\/b\u003e – find out what business continuity planning is all about, why it's so important to make it part of your everyday management processes and how to do it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGet to know your weaknesses\u003c\/b\u003e – zero-in on where your business is most vulnerable to disruption and learn to recognise the threats, both internal and external\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePut BC into context\u003c\/b\u003e – discover how to create BC processes that are right for your business, whether you manufacture a product, sell retail, or provide a service\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHope for the best, plan for the worst\u003c\/b\u003e – create comprehensive BC management plans that will give you the competitive advantage and allow you to keep trading when others cannot\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLeave nothing to chance\u003c\/b\u003e – test and practise your plans and gain the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're prepared\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRally your troops\u003c\/b\u003e – build a crack BC team and be sure that they're prepared to do what needs to be done in the event of disruption\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen the book and find:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance on identifying your company's most critical processes and practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to identify significant threats, both internal and external\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for assessing the major risks of disruption\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to build BC into your company's everyday activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to build an effective BC team no matter how small your business is\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips for safeguarding your IT system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/business\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988870545637,"sku":"NP9781118326831","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118326831.jpg?v=1761781853","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/business-continuity-for-dummies-isbn-9781118326831","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}