The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management

Quality text, and great value for the Kindle version. A must have for anyone in the Risk Management field.

Not the easiest read. Easy to get lost when the writer pontificates for a while, then trails off. Needed it for a class.

good text book!

Had this not been a required text for a college course, there is no way I would have purchased it. It is written in 'British' english and not easy to comprehend some terms on the first read. The author certainlyis knowledgable, but there needs to be an americanized version to minimize headaches

As described

The material is good by the Kindle edition makes it impossible to find specific references. Good luck trying to find page 330 when the Kindle provides you: Loc 641 of 17018 or 4%.

I am a researcher within Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), which has many similarities with Business Continuity Management (BCM). That is why SCRM can and should draw upon BCM for advice. One of many good references for further reading on this subject is the The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management. I haven't read enough books on BCM to say that this is "the definitive" handbook; it certainly is "a comprehensive" handbook. This 600-something pages heavy brick of a book is probably not something you read from cover to cover. I did. Well, most of it, that's how my weekend went by in a fly...The book has 25 chapters, each written by different contributors and basically self-contained, which means that even if you read only one chapter, you will still have gained valuable insight into what BCM entails. Inevitably there is some replication from author to author; that is because they are discussing the same concept, but from their own experience and their own perspective. This makes up the first 400 pages of the book. Not all contributions are really good, but some are outstanding and clearly coney the message of BCM. The next 100 or so pages contain 26 case studies, with lessons learned and not learned, what to and what not to do, pitfalls, challenges and sucesses. The book also has space for pages on current US/UK/AU/NZ legislation, in particular the UK Civil Contingencies Act and its implication for businesses. Add to that a section on business continuity planning in Asia, indeed necessary in this age of globalization and outsorcing, and a glossary of the most used terms in BCM. What impresses me too is the 42-page keyword index, leaving practically nothing uncovered.In conclusion: a very comprehensive, but maybe not definitive handbook.

I have taken many classes and read many texts, and this is hands down the worst one I ever had to go through and read. It may be a great book but I just have no interest in it and all of its acronyms and business language . I can go through chemistry or geology book for the fun of it so its not like I don't care about attempting to get through it.

Very good book on the subject, but a lot of reading. Well worth the money however.

This is most definitely the worst textbook I have been forced to read in my four year undergraduate program. When I say forced, I mean it. The author fails to organize the topics and subjects in a matter that flows, is extremely confusing and worst of all: the author horribly breaks down some of the most important topics. There are pages after pages of lists. When you have a list of four pages that includes 16 paragraph items, you clearly have failed to break down the subject matter in a cohesive manner.My classmates and I have reached the end of chapters and have retained minimal information due to the author's writing style, the lack of floor, and the horrible breakdown of information.

It is one of the most confusing books I and my classmates have ever read. Definately it fails to depict the real role of BCM and it is not writen in an academic way.Really not understandable and not in a structured way. You need to go in the next chapters to understand many ideas in the first chapters, it doesn't flow.I dont know what the authors had in mind but me and my classmates agree that it has failed to deliver.

Have all the main books on the subject and this is easily the best. You have got to own this if you want to be taken seriously on this subject. A must read.

Very informative and useful. It's a must buy book for BCM professionals.