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What is Business Continuity Management

Chapter 1
Business Continuity Management and Resilience: Theories, Models, and Processes
A holistic process aimed at guaranteeing an organization's ability to continue operating in the face of disruptive events. It involves identifying risks, developing contingency plans and responding to incidents, with the aim of minimizing the negative impact on the organization.
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Business Continuity Management and Resilience Challenges
José Carlos Rouco (Universidade Lusófona, Portugal) and Paula Cristina Nunes Figueiredo (Universidade Lusófona, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1658-0.ch001
Abstract
VUCA and BANI emphasize the importance of adaptability, resilience, and effective risk management in today's complex environments. Business continuity management (BCM) is a holistic framework that ensures organizations maintain essential functions during disruptive events. Organizational resilience encompasses operational, financial, strategic, technological, supply chain, and human resource aspects, effective leadership, communication, innovation, and continuous improvement are key pillars for sustaining resilience. This chapter will discuss the challenges and opportunities of business continuity management and organizational resilience in a time of turbulence. This chapter examines the key issues around business continuity management and organizational resilience – what it means for organizations, and the key elements they need to consider if they are looking to increase the ability of their operations to withstand challenges in their environment.
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Working Anywhere Management Opportunities and Challenges
Is defined as the capability of the organization to continue the delivery of products or services at acceptable predefined levels following a disruptive incident (Source: ISO 22301:2012).
Published in Chapter: Working Anywhere Management Opportunities and Challenges; From: Anywhere Working and the Future of Work
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Safety Management System and Business Continuity Planning Considering COVID-19
Management capacity of an organization to continue the provision of products and services within pre-determined time periods at preestablished levels during and after an interruption.
Published in Chapter: Safety Management System and Business Continuity Planning Considering COVID-19; From: Handbook of Research on Key Dimensions of Occupational Safety and Health Protection Management
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Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Always-On Business
The process of managing business continuity within an organization.
Published in Chapter: Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Always-On Business; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Conceptualizing the Domain and an Empirical Analysis of Operations Security Management
When an unexpected event occurs, organizations must recover and restore work to normal operations. This involves measures that are taken to reduce or prevent the effect of a disaster.
Published in Chapter: Conceptualizing the Domain and an Empirical Analysis of Operations Security Management; From: Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World
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