{"product_id":"9781944480400","title":"Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you begun to question traditional best practices in business continuity (BC)? Do you seem to be concentrating on documentation rather than preparedness? Compliance rather than recoverability? Do your efforts provide true business value? If you have these concerns, David Lindstedt and Mark Armour offer a solution in \u003ci\u003eAdaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach.\u003c\/i\u003e This ground-breaking new book provides a streamlined, realistic methodology to change BC dramatically.\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\n\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\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach\u003c\/i\u003e uses the analogy of rebuilding a house. After the initial design, the first step is to identify and remove all the things not needed in the new house. Thus, the first chapter is “Demolition” – not to get rid of the entire BC enterprise, but to remove certain BC activities and products to provide the space to install something new. The stages continue through foundation, framework, and finishing. Finally, the last chapter is “Dwelling,” permitting you a glimpse of what it might be like to live in this new home that has been created.\u003c\/p\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\n\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\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rothstein Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151914451184,"sku":"9781944480400","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944480400_p0.jpg?v=1763769271","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944480400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}