1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006553403321

Autore

Drewitt Tony

Titolo

A manager's guide to ISO22301 : practical guide to developing and implementing a business continuity management system / / Tony Drewitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IT Governance Publishing

Ely, Cambridgeshire : , : IT Governance Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

9781628700060

1628700068

9781849284684

1849284687

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

005.86

Soggetti

Database management

Information technology - Management

Risk management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

About the Author; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introducing Business Continuity Management; What is business continuity management?; Evolution; The business continuity management system (BCMS); The relationship between business continuity and disaster recovery; Cause and effect; BCM policy; What is policy?; The policy statement; Use of the policy; Chapter 2: Overview of the BCM Process; Context of the organisation; Understanding of the organisation and its context; Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties

Determining the scope of the business continuity management systemBusiness continuity management system; Leadership; Policy; Roles, responsibilities and authorities; Planning; Support; Provision of resources; Competency of BCM personnel; Awareness and communication; Documentation; Operation; Business impact analysis; Risk assessment; BCM strategy; BCM response; Exercising and testing; Performance evaluation and improvement; The PDCA cycle; Practical



programme management; Set-up phase; Ongoing/maintenance phase; End products; Resources; Governance and assurance processes

Chapter 3: Business Impact Analysis and Risk AssessmentBusiness impact analysis; What is BIA?; Non-financial impacts; Impact treatment; Identifying the activities; Suppliers; Collecting the data; Impact data analysis; Recovery time objectives; Partial and full recovery; Tools; The role of insurance; Disaster recovery resources; Mapping and analysis; Identifying resources; Conflicts; Tools; Risk identification, assessment and management; What is risk?; Practical operational risk management; Risk identification; Scope; Custom and practice; Threats; Multiple threats; Risk assessment

The risk matrixRisk appetite; Risk analysis; Risk control and treatment; Preventative and curative measures; The risk management process; Chapter 4: Business Continuity Strategy; IT disaster recovery; Availability; Failover; The ITDR marketplace; Reciprocal and co-operative arrangements; Go out and buy it; People; The rest of the resource spectrum; BCM objectives; Deliverables; Chapter 5: Business Continuity Procedures; The incident response structure; Command structure - teams and roles; Teams and structure; Roles; Collecting information; Communicating with stakeholders

Team resilience - deputiesTriggering the BCM response - activation; Business continuity planning; Master plan; Summary; Activation; Command location; Command structure; Priorities and objectives; Scenario plans; Recovery plans; Other plan components; Procedures; Incident log; Internal communication; Contact data; How the plan works; Multilevel (organisational) plans; Ending the business continuity phase; Recovery; Chapter 6: Exercising and Testing; Exercises; Planning the exercise; Execution; Reporting; Chapter 7: Performance Evaluation; Monitoring and measurement; Criteria; The BCMS

Internal audit

Sommario/riassunto

A concise and practical guide to the ISO22301 benchmark for business continuity management. Essential reading for all managers, executives and directors with any interest or involvement in operational risk or business continuity management.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974817603321

Autore

Timmerman Jos G.

Titolo

Information needs for water management / / Jos G. Timmerman, Senior Researcher, Alterra Wageningen University and Research Centre, Earth System Science Group, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-429-07389-5

1-4665-9474-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

339.102934

Soggetti

Water-supply - Management - Data processing

Water quality management - Data processing

Water resources development - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A Science Publishers book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction-Setting the Scene; 2. The Link between Monitoring and Water Management; 3. How to Develop the Process; 4. Analyzing the Water Management Situation; 5. Transforming Water Policy into Information Needs; 6. The Next Steps; References; List of the Figures; List of the Tables; List of the Boxes; Color Plate Section

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the necessary elements to determine exactly what information should be collected to make the collected information relevant for policy makers. It highlights the dissatisfaction of information users about the information they get and the reasons for this dissatisfaction. It also discusses general issues around the role and use of information in policy making. The text then describes the how to develop a full understanding of the policy makers' information needs and will describe how policy makers can be included in the process. Finally, the book describes how the results f