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Business Continuity Management Resource Centre

In recent years the term Business Continuity Management (BCM) has emerged as the umbrella term used to describe the processes a business develops to ensure that critical functions can be maintained or restored in a timely fashion in the event of a material business disruption.

Australian and International Standards

Regulatory Guidelines

Industry Bodies

White Papers and Reports

Useful Links

Australian and International Standards

Australia NZ

HB 221: 2004 - Business Continuity Management
HB 292: 2006 - Handbook and Practitioner's Guide to Business Continuity Management
HB 293: 2006 - Executive Guide to Business Continuity Management
Australian National Audit Office - Keeping the Wheels in Motion
APRA - Prudential Standard APS 232 - Business Continuity Management

Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 56 BCM Guide to Business Continuity
BCI's Good Practice Guidelines (Forms the basis of PAS 56)
BS: 25999–1 2006 British Continuity Management Part 1 – Code of Practice/ British Standards Institute (BSI)
BS: 25999–2 2007 British Continuity Management Specification
BS: ISO/IEC 17799: 2005 Code of Practice for Information Security Management

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 Standard
Disaster Recover Institute International - DRII Ten Professional Practices
Generally Accepted Practices for Business Continuity Practitioners (A joint Disaster Recovery Journal and DRII initiative)

International

ISO/PAS 22399: 2007 Guideline for Incedent Preparedness and Operational Continuity Management
PAS (Publicly Available Specification) documents are not full standards but are guidelines of good practice