The strategic skills of business continuity managers: putting business continuity management into corporate long-term planning.
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.
Wong
Wei Ning Zechariah
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Atkins, The Axis, Birmingham, UK. zechariah.wong@atkinsglobal.com
D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*