BSI’s new business continuity standard explained
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BSI (the British Standards Institution) is to run another conference and workshop providing guidance on BS 25999, the new British Standard on business continuity management.
The event comprises a one day conference on 27 February and a workshop 28 February, both in Birmingham.
BSI notes that more than 60% of FTSE 250 companies now recognise the business benefits of business continuity management (BCM) for reducing risk and remaining competitive, but that many still put themselves risk. Its BSI Barometer data for 2006 shows 46% saying it would take less than a day for a serious disruption to significantly impact business.
The event then is to help organisations of all sizes and in all industry sectors be better prepared for disruption or disaster – focusing on BSI BS 25999, published at the end of last year and covering best practice and strategy.
The organisers say it will explain why BS 25999 was needed, what it covers, and the benefits of its implementation. In particular it will detail how the standard meets strategic, organisational, regulatory and legislative requirements, and provides effective BCM frameworks.
It will also explain how the standard can work with existing business processes and systems, including supply chains and how it will impacts on companies’ futures.
Presenters include: Nicki Dennis of BSI, Chris Green of HBOS, Wayne Harrop, CIR’s Public Sector BCM Manager 2006, Paul Stanfield of BSI Entropy, David Leslie of The Emergency Planning Society, Roger McLoughlin of Vodafone, James Royds of InfoSec and John Sharp of the Continuity Forum.
Go to www.bsi-global.com/bcmconference for more information.
