3. What is BCM? I.
There are a plenty of definiton
ISO 22301
4. Intro – What is BCM? II.
And there are a plenty of
frameworks, standards etc.
Big Four scenario
British standard BS25999
5. What really BCM is?
Identification of
Risks
Business
Impact Analysis
Recovery
Strategy
Recovery Plan
Development
Testing &
Exercising
6. Why? I.
2 out of 5 enterprises that
experience a disaster, go out
of business within 5 years.
Business continuity plans and
disaster recovery services ensure
continuing viability.
7. Why? II.
One of Top IT Priorities for 2010/2011 (by
Forrester)
Probability of crisis situations isn‘t zero.
Crisis situations:
„Accident-like“ – for example fire
Natural disaster - floods, storm
Failure of buildings technology - energy supply
And many more
In some businesses BCM is mandatory (Czech
law – 240/2000 Sb – crisis management)
8. Why? III.
To protect critical business processes from the
effects of major failures or disaster
To counteract interruptions to business
activities
Information is the key. And information still
grow up …
Without information and information
technology, we won't be able to have good
decisions
9. How
To survive a disaster you need:
a plan to follow
well trained people
vital data
a place to go
10. Summary
BCM isn't primarily about ICT
BCM needs support from top management (CEO,
COO, Board)
The most important part of BCM are
Planning
Training
Testing
Technology is only a tool.
11. Sources
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_continuity
Forrester Research – Survey 2010
http://www.forrester.com
Gartner
http://www.gartner.com/id=340749
CIO
http://www.cio.com/article/40287/Business_Continuity_and_Disaster_Recovery_Planning
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