Is hurricane Irene a good reason to implement a BCMS?
/EINPresswire.com/The last week of August saw hurricane Irene leaving a trail of destruction across the east coast of the U.S. as it was moving into Canada. Just a few days beforehand another natural disaster, an earthquake, had stricken the east coast of the United States, causing buildings to be evacuated in a number of cities. Whilst in situations like this, employees usually manage to bring themselves to safety there is a need for staff at high level to be able to see the big picture.
Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance, says, "No organization can stop disasters from happening, but every organization should take the measures necessary to protect its assets (including its staff) in case of unexpected events. It is the board's responsibility to ensure that they have a robust and fully tested business continuity and disaster recovery plan, which covers all of the risks that could potentially harm their business."
Business continuity planning and disaster recovery are issues that every organization needs to take seriously. This is especially important for regions where natural disasters occur frequently, whether predictable or not. A business continuity and disaster recovery plan will provide a clear set of guidelines and steps that will return operations to normal as quickly as possible. Essentially this means that businesses will not have to make judgement calls or spur of the moment decisions, which could, unintentionally harm the business.
The internationally recognised BS 25999 standard is seen as best practice for business continuity and has been adopted by the Department of Homeland Security. Organizations aligned with BS 25999 can demonstrate to their stakeholders and customers that they have adequate business continuity plans and thus instil confidence and help them win business.
The experts from IT Governance, a company that specialises in business continuity and disaster recovery information, books, tools and training, are adamant that every organization has to understand and create their own business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Alan Calder comments, "Implementing a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned with the BS 25999 standard is a key step in this process as it provides organizations with both a business continuity strategy and an incident response structure. This means that organizations that have implemented BCMS can immediately undertake preventive and corrective actions when a disaster strikes."
IT Governance offers a few core products that will help organizations implement a BCMS quickly and efficiently. First, organizations need to buy a copy of the BS 25999 standard which will provide them with best practice guidelines as to how to design, implement and maintain a BCMS. A copy is available for immediate download here: www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/1410.aspx.
For more insight into business continuity and BS 25999, the BS 25999 A Pocket Guide gives a straightforward introduction to the subjects and can be purchased from here: www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/124.aspx.
Finally, every organization will benefit from the BS 25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit which has been designed to enable project managers to quickly and effectively implement a BCMS in line with the BS 25999 standard.
The BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit (www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/1859.aspx) contains all the templates and tools to enable organizations to produce their own tailored versions of all these essential documents. This toolkit comes with an inbuilt 12-month support and upgrade contract which ensures that buyers benefit from all improvements to the toolkit for 12 months. One customer commented, "There is a clear reasoning and easy to follow format. Each topic is presented in a logical format which aids in the presentation of some difficult concepts. The appendices are valuable again in the logical presentation of BCMS process and Business Continuity Plan."
Organizations can buy all resources online by following the links on this page www.itgovernanceusa.com/category/224.aspx. Orders can also be made directly with the friendly, helpful IT Governance service centre team on telephone number +1 877 317 3454. Larger organizations can make purchases with a purchase order either by telephone or by e-mail to servicecenter@itgovernanceusa.com.
Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance, says, "No organization can stop disasters from happening, but every organization should take the measures necessary to protect its assets (including its staff) in case of unexpected events. It is the board's responsibility to ensure that they have a robust and fully tested business continuity and disaster recovery plan, which covers all of the risks that could potentially harm their business."
Business continuity planning and disaster recovery are issues that every organization needs to take seriously. This is especially important for regions where natural disasters occur frequently, whether predictable or not. A business continuity and disaster recovery plan will provide a clear set of guidelines and steps that will return operations to normal as quickly as possible. Essentially this means that businesses will not have to make judgement calls or spur of the moment decisions, which could, unintentionally harm the business.
The internationally recognised BS 25999 standard is seen as best practice for business continuity and has been adopted by the Department of Homeland Security. Organizations aligned with BS 25999 can demonstrate to their stakeholders and customers that they have adequate business continuity plans and thus instil confidence and help them win business.
The experts from IT Governance, a company that specialises in business continuity and disaster recovery information, books, tools and training, are adamant that every organization has to understand and create their own business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Alan Calder comments, "Implementing a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned with the BS 25999 standard is a key step in this process as it provides organizations with both a business continuity strategy and an incident response structure. This means that organizations that have implemented BCMS can immediately undertake preventive and corrective actions when a disaster strikes."
IT Governance offers a few core products that will help organizations implement a BCMS quickly and efficiently. First, organizations need to buy a copy of the BS 25999 standard which will provide them with best practice guidelines as to how to design, implement and maintain a BCMS. A copy is available for immediate download here: www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/1410.aspx.
For more insight into business continuity and BS 25999, the BS 25999 A Pocket Guide gives a straightforward introduction to the subjects and can be purchased from here: www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/124.aspx.
Finally, every organization will benefit from the BS 25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit which has been designed to enable project managers to quickly and effectively implement a BCMS in line with the BS 25999 standard.
The BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit (www.itgovernanceusa.com/product/1859.aspx) contains all the templates and tools to enable organizations to produce their own tailored versions of all these essential documents. This toolkit comes with an inbuilt 12-month support and upgrade contract which ensures that buyers benefit from all improvements to the toolkit for 12 months. One customer commented, "There is a clear reasoning and easy to follow format. Each topic is presented in a logical format which aids in the presentation of some difficult concepts. The appendices are valuable again in the logical presentation of BCMS process and Business Continuity Plan."
Organizations can buy all resources online by following the links on this page www.itgovernanceusa.com/category/224.aspx. Orders can also be made directly with the friendly, helpful IT Governance service centre team on telephone number +1 877 317 3454. Larger organizations can make purchases with a purchase order either by telephone or by e-mail to servicecenter@itgovernanceusa.com.
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