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Zusatztext Okolita offers strategies for selling a business continuity plan to management! then provides the steps needed to get one in place that actually works. Considering how specialized much of the material is! the book is surprisingly easy to read as Okolita spices up the program with anecdotes from her own experience in corporate disaster planning. - Natural Hazards Observer Chapter by chapter! the author lays out a practical foundation for constructing a program! and she does it in a way that even seasoned professionals will find illuminating. ? Another valuable component of the book is the variety of templates and other tools found in the appendix. - Brian Strong! CPP CBCP! in Security Management Informationen zum Autor Okolita, Kelley Klappentext Drawing on over two decades of experience creating continuity plans and using them in actual recoveries, including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Kelley Okolita goes beyond theory to provide planners with the tools to build a continuity program in any enterprise. The book offers guidance on each step of the process, including instructions on how to validate the plan and time-tested advice for keeping the plan action-ready over the course of time. This complete handbook includes tips for getting started, presents a sample plan, and gives planners the information they need to sell a continuity program to senior leadership. Zusammenfassung If you had to evacuate from your building right now and were told you couldn't get back in for two weeks, would you know what to do to ensure your business continues to operate? Would your staff? Would every person who works for your organization? This title provides planners with actual tools needed to build a continuity program in an enterprise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Where It All Began from Someone Who Was There. Selling the Program. Project Initiation and Management. Your Planning Team and Your Vital Records Program. Risk Evaluation and Control. Business Impact Analysis. Resource Requirements. Recovery Strategies. Documenting the Plan. Training and Awareness Programs. Testing the Recovery Plan. Coordinating with Public Agencies. Crisis Management/Event Management. Crisis Communications. Pandemic Planning. Life Safety. Transitioning from Project to Program. Industry Certifications and Professionalization. Disaster Planning at Home. The Regulatory Environment. Tools, Software, Recovery Contracts, Consultants and Other Matters. Summary and Lessons Learned from Real Events. APPENDICES:Sample Initial-Response Plan for Small Sites. Test-Planning Guide and Sample Test Plan for Business-Unit Exercises at an Alternate Site. Test Scenarios. Alternate-Site Development Kit. Business-Continuity-Planner Job Description. ...
