Thursday, July 26, 2012

BOOK: Business Continuity and Risk Management: Essentials of ...

5 REASONS WHY YOU?LL WANT?

Business Continuity and Risk Management: Essentials of Organizational Resilience

By Kurt J. Engemann, PhD, CBCP and Douglas M. Henderson, FSA, CBCP?

a great reference source and self-study guide

for business continuity practitioners and novices!

This book is also ideal for BCM practitioners seeking a?

  1. State of the art summation of the global body of knowledge for BCM, including current international standards and best practices.
  2. Flexible, modular design that allows you to customize a self-study plan: Ten chapters cover fundamental principles and practices; three chapters give greater detail on Information Technology and Emergency Management for those focusing in these areas; and four chapters delve into Risk Modeling for those seeking a foundation in the statistical underpinnings of risk management.
  3. Comprehensive training package for professional development classes, including instructor materials: test bank, syllabi, PowerPoint slides, and sample solutions to case studies, discussions, and end-of-chapter questions. Two of the case studies are integrated throughout the text to give practitioners, novices and students experience in applying chapter principles to a service company and a manufacturer.
  4. Holistic coverage of two interfacing fields: Business Continuity, which tends to deal with consequences, and Risk Management, which tends to be preventative. Both The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) have endorsed the book.
  5. Quick desk reference for your BCM team offering a readable blend of academic principles and practical applications?an effective tool for grounding interdepartmental teams learning to develop and maintain BC plans.

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$129, 370 pages

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Reviews

?Given the importance of both Business Continuity and Risk Management in an increasingly risky world and their relative maturity as business disciplines, it is strange that little has been done to structure the subject in a way that is accessible to students and the wider academic community. Most relevant books and professional journals are targeted at either the professional practitioner or those with general interest in the topic. What has been missing is a college core textbook that covers the basic body of knowledge for aspiring students wishing to gain academic qualifications en route to a professional career in Business Continuity or Risk Management.

?This new book by Kurt Engemann and Douglas Henderson does much to redress this deficiency in our arsenal of published literature. Written at a level which is very comprehensive but still easily readable it provides a route-map through the terminologies, methodologies and philosophies of the subject?.The Business Continuity Institute welcomes this book and wishes the authors well in their efforts to engage with both the business and academic communities in a language that both will understand.?

?Lyndon Bird, Technical Development Director, Board Member and Fellow, The Business Continuity Institute

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?As our world becomes ever more turbulent the field of business continuity and risk management increases in importance, often warranting Board-level attention. Organizations must proactively prepare for the future by mitigating risk whilst managing uncertainty through well considered policies, procedures, structure, systems and business culture to react to potentially harmful events as they unfold. In this way, their survival is less likely to be threatened and it will be more likely that their goals will be attained. Too many times we have witnessed business disaster because an organization failed to fully recognize the importance of business continuity and risk management or simply adopted a piecemeal and unsystematic approach.

?Practitioners constantly emphasize the necessity of a holistic approach and I am pleased to see this new book by Kurt Engemann and Douglas Henderson does just that. It is also important to blend theory with practice in this hands-on field; again this is accomplished by the authors of this book who have extensive academic and business continuity and emergency management experience. They bring the subject to life with rich teaching and learning features, making it an essential read for students and practitioners alike.?

?Phil Kelly, DBA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management (FIRM); Senior Lecturer, Liverpool (UK) Business School; Lead Examiner, Risk Decisions, The Institute of Risk Management (IRM)

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?The book cements the notion that BCP professionals will achieve greater success if they collaborate with external resources. This is a book that will inform the novice, support the expert and enhance every business continuity planner?s efforts to create a resilient organization. The book is well organized as an instructional tool, a reference guide, and a toolkit for practitioners.

?Students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will find what they need to build a strong foundation for business resiliency, regardless of the nature of the business career they seek. Adult learners, and those already BCP practitioners, will find solid support and proven practices to enhance and improve their work. Most of all, an executive, a student, or a practitioner who absorbs the content of this book will be better prepared to function in a field where preparedness is absolutely essential. Keep this book. It will serve you well in your education and practice.?

?Thomas D. Phelan, PhD, Program Director, Emergency and Disaster Management and Fire Science at American Public University System; Founding Member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; member, Advisory Board of the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP)

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?This book is a state-of-the-art addition to the field of business continuity management and allied subjects. It is difficult to write a book that serves both academia and practitioners, but the editors and contributors have accomplished this. Business Continuity and Risk Management provides a firm foundation for novices and a valuable reference for experienced professionals.?

?Mayer Nudell, Certified Security Consultant (CSC) and Adjunct Professor of Security Management, Webster University

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Professors, curriculum coordinators:

see www.rothstein.com/bcrm for course adoption information

and to request a complimentary evaluation copy.

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Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Authors

Chapter I: Fundamentals of Business Continuity Management

Chapter II: Business Continuity Management Organization

Chapter III: Business Impact Analysis

Chapter IV: Risk Assessment

Chapter V: Strategy Development

Chapter VI: Disaster Recovery for Information Technology

Chapter VII: Information Systems Security

Chapter VIII: Emergency Response

Chapter IX: Enhancing Coordination with External Agencies

Chapter X: Business Continuity Plan

Chapter XI: Crisis Communication

Chapter XII: Crisis Information Management Systems

Chapter XIII: Sustaining Organizational Resilience

Chapter XIV: Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics

Chapter XV: Statistical Applications in Risk Management

Chapter XVI: Simulation Modeling and Supply Chain Risk

Chapter XVII: Risk and Decision Modeling

Case Study A: Alpha Investment Services

Case Study B: Beta Widget Makers

Case Study C: Supply Chain Analysis

Case Study D: Sample Risk Assessment

Case Study E: Phased Pre-Positioning of Employees

Case Study F: Tabletop Exercise

Glossary

Appendices

Index

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Authors

Kurt J. Engemann, PhD, CBCP

Kurt J. Engemann is the Director of the Center for Business Continuity and Risk Management and Professor of Information Systems in the Hagan School of Business at Iona College. He has consulted professionally over the past thirty years in the area of risk management decision modeling for major organizations and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of comprehensive business continuity management programs.

Dr. Engemann is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) with the Disaster Recovery Institute International. Professor Engemann is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management and the International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management. He teaches courses in the areas of Business Continuity and Risk Management, Systems Analysis and Design, Operations Management, Statistics and Decision Analysis. He has a PhD in Operations Research from New York University and has published extensively in the area of risk management and decision modeling. Professionals from a number of Wall Street banking firms and Fortune 500 companies attend his graduate courses in business continuity and risk management.

Douglas M. Henderson, FSA, CBCP

Douglas M. Henderson, President of Disaster Management, Inc., has 20 years of experience in management with major consulting firms.? In August of 1992, Mr. Henderson was the key associate of the Emergency Response Team for a consulting firm located in South Miami-Dade County.? Inspired by the real life business experience with Hurricane Andrew and concerned about the lack of preparation within the business community, Mr. Henderson founded Disaster Management, Inc. in 1993.

Mr. Henderson?s clients include Bombardier Capital Group, CP Ships, Discovery Channel Latin America, Intek Plastics, Kemper-NATLSCO, Professional Golfers? Association (PGA), University of Miami, United Educators Insurance Company and numerous other organizations of all sizes. The activities he has undertaken on behalf of these organizations includes conducting site inspections and writing Risk Assessment reports, Business Impact Analysis reports, Business Continuity Plans, Emergency Response Plans and the facilitating of tabletop exercises.

Mr. Henderson has a degree in mathematics from the Universityof Arizona.? His professional credentials include Fellow, Society of Actuaries (FSA) and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP).? He is the author of the book Is Your Business Ready for the Next Disaster? and has developed a number of CD-based templates, including the Comprehensive Business Continuity Management Program, the Continuity of Operations Plan for Colleges and Universities, and the Hurricane and Flood Plan.

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Published by Rothstein Associates, Inc.

370 pages, $129, ?2012, ISBN 978-1-931332-54-5.

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