In Hindsight: A Compendium of Business Continuity Case Studies

PREFACE – PHILLIP WOOD, MBE MSC FSYI CPP PSP AMBCI

Normally the preface to a book is written by its author, and I have not written a word of this one. I am very proud of In Hindsight, however, mainly because the authors are presenting a wider perspective on business continuity and its links to other activities, disciplines and functions. This approach is much needed in what is believed by many to be a solely IT-focused management process, which in my view business continuity is not. In reading through these case studies and the observations and analysis that the contributors make, hopefully you will agree that the wider linkages between the various elements of effective organisational resilience are recurrent and necessary to ensure anticipation, ...