Business Continuity Planning, 2000 Edition : A Step-By-Step Guide With Planning Forms on CD-ROM [Ring-bound]

Kenneth L. Fulmer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0964164817 | ISBN-13: 978-0964164819 | Publication Date: August 1, 2000 | Edition: Bk&CD-Rom

NEW EDITION AVAILABLE! See 1-931332-21-5 for the expanded, updated Third Edition. This popular book gives you a comprehensive, step-by-step outline filled with precise instructions, risk and business impact analysis guidelines and forms for creating your business continuity blueprint. It serves as a workbook for those organizing a plan, and as a guidebook for those responsible for implementation. Clear and complete, Business Continuity Planning will prove an invaluable resource and guide for managers, owners and planning coordinators.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mr. Fulmer has been actively involved in the Business Continuity Planning field for almost ten years. He has been a member of Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) since 1991 and a Certified Contingency Planner since 1992. Mr. Fulmer's career has spanned 22 years in the computer-related industry and has published, trained and spoken on business continuity issues.

Mr. Fulmer began his career as a public school teacher and has since been a Bank Officer for Imperial Bancorp New York, and a National Account Executive with Digital Equipment Corporation; now Compaq Computer.

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"Whether it's caused by nature, technical problems or human error, any emergency can force catastrophic consequences and enormous costs on your business. The result: property damage, interruption of operating procedures, lost profits and even your competitive advantage.

"In emergency situations, it is critical that you make the right decisions and bring the immediate threat to the company and its employees under control. Your company must resume its most important functions in an emergency mode as quickly as possible. At the time of a disaster, the one thing that all companies have working against them is time. Lost time translates into dissatisfied customers, lost revenue and more."

"This guide was written to assist you in the development of a business continuity plan that is straightforward and also addresses te essential elements needed for business resumption after a disaster.

"While this workbook provides a comprehensive approach to business continuity and recovery, it is not intended to be a substitute for professional, legal or financial advice. It is designed to help information systems management focus on key points to explore while developing a business continuity and resumption plan for their company." - excerpt from the Preface.

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 134 pages
• Publisher: Rothstein Associates Inc; Bk&CD-Rom edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964164817
• ISBN-13: 978-0964164819
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,833,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Resource - Full of Thoughtful, Basic Instruction, July 7, 2001

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Andrew Maniccia (Flint, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Continuity Planning, 2000 Edition : A Step-By-Step Guide With Planning Forms on CD-ROM (Ring-bound)

This business continuity planning guide is just what I needed. Not having done one of these plans before, I was overwhelmed when I looked at some of the books on the subject in the library and on the Net. They all seemed to be written for someone far more knowledgeable about continuity planning than I. So I was relieved when a business associate suggested I check into the Fulmer Guide. I found that it is carefully written for someone who has newly assumed this responsibility.

I noted one of the other reviews of the Fulmer Guide, here on Amazon, and since our experience and opinion of it are so positive, I want to respond to their review description. They described this guide as:

"overpriced" - I think this price isn't very much at all, given what our company has at stake.

"of little value" - I guess that depends of the planning experience of the one using the guide. It was very valuable to me and my company.

"extremely basic" - Thank God!

"information can be found elsewhere for free" - I find most information I need is available to me for little or no money, if I have the time to find it and then to organize it. However, I didn't in this case.

I found it particularly useful that this guide enabled me to clearly explain to my management and our employees, the value of this plan and the process we were going to use to build ours. The guide helped us to consider the full spectrum of potential damage and interruption to our business that we face every day. The CD ROM that is included, provided us with all the guide's worksheets and that was very helpful. And after we had completed our plan, this guide instructed us on how to test its effectiveness and how to keep our plan up-to-date.

I highly recommend this guide to anyone who newly faces this challenging task of creating a business continuity plan.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A logical and plain-English approach to Contingency Planning, September 19, 1999

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[e-mail] (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Continuity Planning, 2000 Edition : A Step-By-Step Guide With Planning Forms on CD-ROM (Ring-bound)

I own a medium-sized service company which depends heavily on our database records. Mr. Fulmer's workbook has enabled me to capably put together a disaster recovery plan which protects our business and our customers. His logical and plain-English approach has made a task I was dreading, easy to complete and put into action. I have recommended it to all my business friends.

Mike McDonald, President - Second Family Elder Care Services

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Business Planning Tool!, December 22, 2000

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Rita C. Johnson (King of Prussia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Continuity Planning, 2000 Edition : A Step-By-Step Guide With Planning Forms on CD-ROM (Ring-bound)

Our Real Estate Multiple Listing System, based in King of Prussia, PA, services over 18,000 customers in three states. We are a service-oriented business and require dependable, consistent computer systems and Internet connectivity in order to meet the demands in our marketplace. Mr. Fulmer's book has made it possible for us to develop and implement a solid business continuity plan, and to gain the enthusiastic cooperation of staff in putting that plan in place and maintaining it. The welfare of my company and staff depend on the security of our provision of services to our clients. Having used this book as a guide and reference, we are protected! Well done!