This pocket guide uses case studies to illustrate the possible security breach scenarios that an organisation can face. It sets out a sensible, realistic assessment of the actual costs of a data or information breach and explains how managers can determine the business damage caused.

Does it seem you’ve formulated a rock-solid strategy, yet your firm still can’t get ahead? If so, construct a solid foundation for business execution-an IT infrastructure and digitized business processes to automate your company’s core capabilities. In Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution, authors Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson show you how.The key? Make tough decisions about which processes you must execute well, th...

Starting up your own business can be an exciting yet daunting venture. The case studies, interviews, and articles in this ebook will provide valuable insight for the aspiring entrepreneur. They cover areas such as marketing and finance, address legal issues and tackle aspects of the day-to-day running of a business, from time management to the effective use of social media. This ebook also includes excerpts from best-selling BCS books such as 'Working the Crowd' and 'Master the Moment'

With a pedigree going back over ten years, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management can rightly claim to be a classic guide to business risk management and contingency planning, with a style that makes it accessible to all business managers. Some of the original underlying principles remain the same – but much has changed. This is reflected in this radically updated third edition, with exciting and helpful new content from new and innovative contributors and new c...

This book is a mix of practical and conceptual knowledge for e-commerce that discusses strategies to use when a business wants to take advantage of e-commerce to increase their sales and international exposure. The material is based on the author's 20 years of applying it in industry, his doctoral studies of e-commerce, and on his lecture notes for e-commerce that have accumulated over the last decade. It is composed of over 20 chapters and is intended mainly for business people that need ...

This chapter comes from Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Management , written by a master black belt/educator. Neatly condensed into a 10 step process, this book teaches you how to apply the tenets of lean operations (from the Toyota Production System) and Six Sigma management principles to supply chain management. Author Jim Martin includes more than 200 tables and figures describing roadmaps, critical success characteristics as well as specific information necessary to fully integrate Lean S...

Guide to Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management & IT Disaster Recovery with tools, techniques and templates for preparing your own DR & Business Continuity Plans (BCP).A practical how to guide to Business Continuity that explains exactly what you need to do in the real world.Written by an experienced consultant with 25 years industry experience of DR and Business Continuity.

Risk management is not just a topic for risk professionals. Managers and directors at all levels must be equipped with an understanding of risk and the tools and processes required to assess and manage it successfully. Risk Management offers a practical and structured approach while avoiding jargon, theory and many of the complex issues that preoccupy risk management practitioners but have little relevance for non-specialists. Supported by online templates and wit...

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: - Dedication solely to leveraging data assets, - Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and - Reports directly to the business Once t...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based – and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The Commercialising Intellectual Property series of ebooks provides a detailed grounding for innovators and researchers. The si...

Adoption and use of a contract scorecard demonstrates a maturing ability to manage commercial outsourcing arrangements. The process of designing the scorecard helps you nail down the key outcomes and avoid lack of focus, inconsistent objectives, hidden costs, indifferent service and deteriorating relationships with your contract partners. Sara Cullen's The Contract Scorecard will help you design and drive successful contracts. It offers a systematic guide based on practical advice and exam...

The following is a chapter from the fully updated and revised The Six Sigma Handbook , Third Edition. It covers the management systems and statistical tools that are the foundation of Six Sigma. The book's presentation is based on the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) implementation strategy for Six Sigma, with focus on the management responsibilities and problem-solving methodologies.