Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary

This is the electronically downloadable version of Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary, the pocket guide which provides a common language for business continuity that is fully aligned with BS25999. 

It sets out a common vocabulary for business continuity that is fully aligned with BS25999 and the terms and definitions included in this glossary are taken from various sources, including: BCI, DRI, ITILv3, ISO 27001, BS7799-3:2006 and ISO/IEC 20000 amongst others.

This pocket guides sets out a common vocabulary for business continuity. The terms and definitions included in this pocket guide are taken from various sources, including:

• Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
• Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI)
• ITILv3
• ISO 27001
• BS7799-3:2006
• ISO/IEC 20000

This pocket guide is fully aligned with BS25999, it is an essential resource for business continuity professionals. It helps them ensure they are communicating on the same wavelength and that no errors occur because of a lack of understanding of what each other mean.

It will also be of help to organisations who are implementing a BS25999 business continuity management system (BCMS). It will help them interpret the language involved with implementing a BCMS into clear, straightforward English.

Key Features:

• Establishes a common vocabulary for business continuity that is fully aligned with BS25999, the new business continuity standard.
• The terms and definitions featured in this glossary come from highly authoritative sources, including the BCI and DRI.
• Essential resource for business continuity professionals, it is also an essential resource for people implementing a BCMS that is fully aligned with BS25999.
• Alan Calder, Chief Executive of IT Governance, said, “The new BS25999 Standard provides a much needed incentive for organisations around the world to tackle business continuity planning. By its nature, this discipline reaches right through an organisation and touches upon other standards at work in multiple functional areas. By drawing together all the relevant business continuity terms and definitions for the first time, this Pocket Guide provides the means for professionals to engage in constructive global conversations based upon a shared understanding.”

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Author: Alan Calder
Publisher: IT Governance Publishing
ISBN: 9781905356447
Pages: 124
Format: Adobe eBook
Published Date: 20 February 2007 
Availability: Always Available