Business Continuity Manager
April 13, 2024
Updated April 21, 2025
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Becoming a Business Continuity Manager: Planning for the Unexpected
A Business Continuity Manager (BCM) plays a critical role in ensuring an organization can withstand and recover from disruptions. These disruptions can range from natural disasters and cyberattacks to power outages and supply chain failures. The core function of a BCM is to develop, implement, and maintain plans and strategies that minimize downtime and allow essential business functions to continue operating during and after a crisis.
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of enterprise architecture, including how to develop and implement an enterprise architecture plan. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use enterprise architecture to improve their organization's performance.
Is the official guide to TOGAF, the most widely used enterprise architecture framework in the world. It provides a step-by-step guide to developing an enterprise architecture, and it is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use TOGAF to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the art of enterprise architecture, including how to develop and implement an enterprise architecture plan. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use enterprise architecture to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of enterprise architecture, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by three leading experts in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use enterprise architecture to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of organizational resilience, with a particular focus on lessons learned from disasters. The author leading expert on disaster management and has served as a consultant to governments and businesses around the world.
Provides a practical guide to building organizational resilience in the face of supply chain disruptions. The author leading expert on supply chain management and has written extensively on the topic of resilience.
Goes beyond the business case for resilience. This book helps leaders to build psychological resilience as well as organizational resilience.
With over forty years of experience, Lee Cockerell served as Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort. Morey and Kurschner are both award-winning authors. provides a practical guide for building organizational resilience, with a particular focus on leadership.
Examines organizational resilience by looking at how organizations respond to natural disasters. Dr. Vaughan was part of the teams that investigated the space shuttle Columbia disaster and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Her work is recognized for its original and important contributions.
Focuses on the application of BIA in the context of information technology systems, ensuring continuity in IT operations.
Provides a comprehensive overview of business process management, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use business process management to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a practical guide to enterprise architecture, including how to develop and implement an enterprise architecture plan. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use enterprise architecture to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a practical guide to enterprise architecture, including how to develop and implement an enterprise architecture plan. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use enterprise architecture to improve their organization's performance.
Provides practical guidance on conducting BIA, with a focus on its practical applications in business continuity planning.
Emphasizes the role of BIA in developing comprehensive business continuity plans.
While this book does not focus specifically on organizational resilience, it does provide practical advice on how organizations can manage change and uncertainty. is authored by Joel Brockner, one of the foremost experts on organizational justice, who brings in insights from psychology as well.
Provides a simplified and accessible introduction to BIA, making it suitable for beginners.
Provides a comprehensive overview of enterprise architecture for beginners. It is written in a clear and concise style and is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn more about enterprise architecture.
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Provides a comprehensive overview of big data, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by two leading experts in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use big data to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet of Things, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by a team of leading experts in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use the Internet of Things to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of artificial intelligence, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use artificial intelligence to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of robotic process automation, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use robotic process automation to improve their organization's performance.
Provides a comprehensive overview of blockchain, including its principles, practices, and benefits. It is written by a leading expert in the field and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to use blockchain to improve their organization's performance.
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