title: The strategic skills of business continuity managers: putting business continuity management into corporate long-term planning.
abstract: Despite its rapid development in the last two decades, business continuity management (BCM) as a discipline and a profession is still regarded by many as an operational entity of management. Two main issues are discussed in this paper: the role of BCM in strategic management and the strategic skills of business continuity managers. These issues are crucial as they represent the role of BCM in high-level corporate management. The paper discusses the importance of BCM in the long-term planning of organisational success and the preservation of future competitiveness. Finally, salient points that underpin the importance of its role in sustaining organisational performance are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Atkins, The Axis, Birmingham, UK. zechariah.wong@atkinsglobal.com
authors.forename: Wei Ning Zechariah
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*