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Dictionary of Business Continuity Management (5th Edition)

Written by Kalaivani | Sep 9, 2018 4:08:22 AM

For our participants who had attending the course in 2018, this 5th edition of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Dictionary Series has updated the list of BCM terms and definitions is part of the courseware.  In BCM Institute. BCM not only includes BCM but, IT disaster recovery (DR) , Crisis management (CM), crisis Communication (CC) and finally, auditing BCM terminology.  . It serves as a good "hard copy" reference guide for any BCM and related professionals.

ISBN: 978-981-09-1156-0
Published Year: 2015

Dictionary of Business Continuity Management (5th Edition)

This book is primarily aimed at BCM professionals who are interested in pursuing, sharpening and fine-tuning their knowledge in the respective BCM BoK of the BCM knowledge domain. It is also useful for these following purposes. BCM Institute needed a dictionary of business continuity management (BCM) to deliver a consistent content globally. The components of BCM includes business continuity (BC), crisis communication (CC), crisis management (CM), IT disaster recovery (DR) and Audit (Audit). To seek clarification, on the original meaning of each BCM term, we had attempted to define and trace the origins.

The content of BCMpedia or this dictionary will serve to strengthen the Institute’s Business Continuity Management Body of Knowledge (BCM BoK) which is based on the Competency Level (CL) models. This is the basis for the Institute to stay relevant with the changes in this fast-moving global environment. This dictionary will become a living document as the community evolves. This dictionary will supplement detailed instructions from the institute’s course instructors. It will also help you prepare and understand the terms used in all of the institute’s certification qualifying examination.

At the end of this book, you will learn to:

  • Understand the terms and definitions of BCM Audit, BCM, CM, CC and DR
  • Compare each definition with other related BCM standards
  • Prepare for your BCM Institute’s certification examinations
  • Self-pace your learning with a progressive competency level (CL) model
  • Match your knowledge with BCM Institute’s Body of Knowledge (BoK)
  • Develop your organisations’ BC, CM and DR glossary.

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