{"product_id":"adaptive-business-continuity-a-new-approach-paperback","title":"Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lindstedt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Armour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristen Noakes-Fry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToday's New Approach to Best Practices for Business Continuity \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years of working with the traditional practices of business continuity (BC) - in project management, higher education, contingency planning, and disaster recovery - David Lindstedt and Mark Armour identified unworkable areas in many core practices of traditional BC. To address these issues, they created nine Adaptive BC principles, the foundation of this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeliver continuous value.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocument only for mnemonics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngage at many levels within the organization.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercise for improvement, not for testing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn the business.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasure and benchmark.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eObtain incremental direction from leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOmit the risk assessment and business impact analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrepare for effects, not causes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdaptive Business Continuity\u003c\/strong\u003e can improve your organization's recovery capabilities by ensuring continued delivery of services following an unexpected unavailability of people and\/or resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransforms or eliminates many of the traditional best practices of the continuity planning industry.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves the emphasis to proven practices and away from outdated and ineffectual conventional methods.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhances your abilities to limit potential damage to your organization's brand, capital, functions, and revenue following an incident or disaster.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Structure of the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The chapters of this book proceed as an analogy, following the steps of rebuilding a house.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1: Demolition\u003c\/strong\u003e - The first step is to identify and remove of all the things that no longer properly belong in the kind of house you need - certain BC activities and products must be removed to provide the space we need to install something new.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2: Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e - Provides a proper foundation for BC planning, an integrated theory of preparedness planning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3: Framework \u003c\/strong\u003e- Outlines the individual steps, activities, and deliverables the practitioner creates in partnership with all levels of the organization.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4: Finishing\u003c\/strong\u003e - This narrative helps you envision what the Adaptive BC approach might look like in practice. In these fictional case studies, you will meet five practitioners as they implement Adaptive BC in their organizations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5: Dwelling\u003c\/strong\u003e - Wraps up the book and offers a few thoughts on what the future of the BC industry might hold - including the promise of fun and innovation in your daily business continuity activities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a wealth of examples, diagrams, and real-world case studies, Lindstedt and Armour show you how you can execute the Adaptive BC framework in your own organization. You will: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognize specific practices in traditional BC that may be problematic, outdated, or ineffective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify specific activities that you may wish to eliminate from your practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn the capability and constraint model of recoverability.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how Adaptive BC can be effective in organizations with vastly different cultures and program maturity levels.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee how to take the steps to implement Adaptive BC in your own organization.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThink through some typical challenges and opportunities that may arise as you implement an Adaptive BC approach.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the authors take you through the steps of \"building the house,\" you will see how Adaptive BC differs from traditional continuity planning and share the vision to create your own Adaptive BC programs and make needed changes within the profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742244966463,"sku":"9781944480493","price":69.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4bfe29106f38b300abe9a8ef3feb366a.webp?v=1765163151","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/adaptive-business-continuity-a-new-approach-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}