Five business continuity myths
The top five are: While BS 25999 was developed by the British Standards Institution, it is intended to be a global standard that is both country and industry independent. The standard is based on a compilation of industry best practices and methodologies and reflects input and commentary from business continuity practitioners, regulators and industry groups around the world. The BS 25999 standard and accompanying certification are in fact designed to provide a common language and measure for global organizations, as well as a recognized credential for companies in the global supply chain. Business continuity software is a tool to assist in the documentation of a business continuity program. The diligent use of a comprehensive software tool can lead to the development of a higher quality program; however, reliance on a software package in place of expertise and effort generally leads to an incomplete program lacking in organization-specific detail. Business continuity plans are actionable documents designed to allow organizations to execute their business continuity strategies. Business continuity strategies are developed to satisfy business requirements. Business requirements, represented as recovery time objectives, manpower and resource needs must be gathered, analyzed and agreed to, a process normally referred to as a business impact analysis (BIA). BS 25999 is a comprehensive international standard for the establishment, development and maintenance of a business continuity management system (BCMS) currently available for certification by an independent registrar. Public Law 110-53, specifically the voluntary preparedness certification program in Title IX of the law, directs the US Department of Homeland Security to create a voluntary preparedness certification program for the private sector. Discussions are still underway related to the process, scope and approach of this effort; however, it is expected to rely on existing standards and certification processes offered by independent third parties. While the H5N1 influenza strain has not mutated to enable efficient human-to-human transmission, it has continued to spread in the avian populations of Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to maintain a pandemic Phase III alert, and there have been approximately 100 documented human infections each of the last two years with a mortality rate of 62 percent (as of April 2008).
•Date: 17th July 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general |
