To increase our resilience we need to be able to cope with a range of events that may impact us. These things tend to exist along a continuum. Too often we overdo the “Disaster” end of the range, with the potential that our programs are seen as the “Department of Unlikely Events“. It also demeans [...]
… the new BCM process (AS/NZS 5050 Pt3)
October 10, 2010 By 5 Comments
In this final part of the review of AS/NZS 5050 I will look at the third key part of the model – the Process. The process is illustrated in the graphic at right, and is essentially the risk management process derived from AS/4360 and ISO-31000. While this may seem to be contrary to conventional BCM [...]
… AS/NZS 5050 (The Framework)
October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The earlier post in this series compared and contrasted some of the general principles of the standard. This post will address the framework section of the standard. As shown in the previous post, the standard uses a similar approach as is ISO 31000 – the model in composed of Principles, Framework and Process. The graphic [...]
… review of AS/NZS 5050 (Pt 1)
October 4, 2010 By 4 Comments
This post is the first in a series looking at different standards in the Business Continuity and Resilience arena. The obvious place to start is with the newest players in this space – the Australian Standard. This standard has had mixed response – the most extreme views coming form the Business Continuity Institute as I noted [...]
… a ‘question’ of standards
September 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
Following on from my post yesterday I found myself contemplating … What is the correct collective noun for a group of Standards or ‘Best Practice’ guides? We clearly have competition and crusades due to the numerous guides in the BCM space. Some suggestions; a bewilderment confusing or perplexing situation a confusion lack of clarity, state [...]
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