There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman. ~ Emile Zola I bought my wife a piece of handcrafted jewellery for Christmas. The craftsman, in this case a silver smith, had created his own design, rather than copy from somebody else’s idea. […]
… the new BCM process (AS/NZS 5050 Pt3)
In this final part of the review of AS/NZS 5050 I will look at the third key part of the model – the Process. The process is essentially the risk management process derived from AS/4360 and ISO-31000. While this may seem to be contrary to conventional BCM approaches (or those espoused by other competitors in […]
… AS/NZS 5050 (The Framework)
The earlier post in this series compared and contrasted some of the general principles of the standard. This post will address the framework section of the standard. As shown in the previous post, the standard uses a similar approach as is ISO 31000 – the model in composed of Principles, Framework and Process. The standard […]
… review of AS/NZS 5050 (Pt 1)
This post is the first in a series looking at different standards in the Business Continuity and Resilience arena. The obvious place to start is with the newest players in this space – the Australian Standard. This standard has had mixed response – the most extreme views coming form the Business Continuity Institute as I noted […]
… a ‘question’ of standards
Following on from my post yesterday I found myself contemplating … What is the correct collective noun for a group of Standards or ‘Best Practice’ guides? We clearly have competition and crusades due to the numerous guides in the BCM space. Some suggestions; a bewilderment confusing or perplexing situation a confusion lack of clarity, state […]