Author: Blyth, Michael
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Call Number: RBUS 658.4056 BLY
Available for reference at the National Library

Business continuity management ensures the smooth recovery of business operations after a disaster or extended disruption, such as earthquakes, fires or pandemic diseases. In the context of the global economic crisis and outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1), this book is especially timely reading for security managers, human resource directors and CEOs.

Based on his extensive experience in crisis management, Blyth offers a comprehensive framework for managing risks and protecting the business against catastrophic financial disasters. Written in a structured manner, the book shows how to create a business continuity management plan and incident management plan as well as identifies crisis management structures and incident response guidelines.

Author: Sikich, Geary W.
Publisher: Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2008.
Call Number: 658.477 SIK -[BIZ]
Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries

As pandemics can inflict widespread and devastating effects on economies and societies, a crisis management plan is of utmost importance to businesses. Using the example of Influenza A H5N1 (or Avian flu), this book offers practical and step-by-step advice to handling a pandemic, from the first wave of surprise, settlement of the pandemic, dealing with the aftershocks and adjusting to paradigm shifts in the socioeconomic and geopolitical spheres after the pandemic. With the recent global spread of Influenza A H1N1, this book is highly recommended for security managers and managers keen to build up business resilience and maintain the health and productivity of employees.

The founder and a principal of Logical Management Systems, Sikich is a disaster management and business continuity expert who has published more than 175 journal articles and many books on business continuity.

Managing Your Business Continuity Planning Project
Author: Goh, Moh Heng
Publisher: Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd, c2008.
Call Number RSING 658.4012 GOH
Available for reference at the National Library

Targeted at both practitioners as well as those new to managing business continuity planning projects in their organisations, the first part of the book covers the theoretical underpinnings through a chronological overview of business continuity planning and description of the types of plans. The latter part of the book gives the practicalities of emergency management, from developing a business continuity planning framework, managing the process, establishing a steering committee, setting up a budget to obtaining executive management buy-in. Written in a concise manner, this book is a useful guide on how to kickstart, develop and sustain a business continuity planning project.

This title is part of the Business Continuity Management series by Dr. Goh Moh Heng, the Managing Director of GMH Continuity Architects.

The Disaster Recovery Handbook: A Step-By-Step Plan To Ensure Business Continuity And Protect Vital Operations, Facilities, And Assets
Authors: Wallace, Michael & Webber, Lawrence
Publisher: New York: American Management Association, c2004.
Call Number: q658.477 WAL
Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries

Natural or man-made disasters such as typhoons, computer viruses and acts of terrorism can cause severe disruptions and major financial losses to businesses. Essential reading for IT and security personnel, this book shows how a proactive disaster recovery plan helps to protect valuable company resources, inventory and people through mitigation, avoidance and transference. Dispensing practical solutions for various disaster scenarios to assets, vital records and human resources, it offers detailed advice on how to assess risk, assemble a disaster recovery plan, set up an emergency operations centre, and document recovery procedures.