Business Continuity Management (BCM)
| 1. Business Continuity Management or BCM is an organization-wide discipline and a complete set of processes that identifies potential impacts which threaten an organization. It provides a capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its major stakeholders and reputation.
Related Term: Business Continuity Planning
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(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) |
2. A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts which threaten an organization and provides a framework for building organizational resilience with the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating activities.
(Source: SS540 Singapore Standard on Business Continuity Management - SS 540:2008)
3. A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts which threaten an organization and provides a framework for building resilience and the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value creating activities.
(Source: British Standard BS25999-1:2006 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management)
4. A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten an organization and provides a framework for building resilience with the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value creating activities.
(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)
5. A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten an organisation and provides a framework for building resilience with the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value creating activities. Also the management of the overall programme through training, rehearsals, and reviews, to ensure the plan stays current and up to date.
(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)
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(Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary) |
6. Business Continuity Management provides for the availability of processes and resources in order to ensure the continued achievement of critical objectives.
(Source: HB 221:2004 Business Continuity Management)
7. Business continuity management provides for the availability of processes and resources in order to ensure the continued achievement of critical objectives.
(Source: Australia. A Practitioner's Guide to Business Continuity Management HB292 - 2006 )
8. Management process that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating activities by identifying potential impacts that threaten the organization and provides a framework for building resilience and the capability for an effective response.
(Source: Malaysia BCM Standard MS1970:2007)
