BSI have published their prospective standard for IT Service Continuity Management.
PAS 77 is described as: "An effective IT service continuity management (ITSCM) system safeguards the performance of IT services both before and after an incident. By investigating, developing and implementing preventative and recovery options beforehand, in the event of an interruption to service that threatens the continuity of the business - the organization with an ITSCM in place is well prepared and equipped to minimize and manage the threat."
The main sections within are: IT service continuity management; IT service continuity strategy; Understanding risks and impacts within your organization; Conducting business critically and risk assessments; IT service continuity plan
Rehearsing an IT service continuity plan; Solutions architecture and design consideration.
PAS 77 is designed to compliment ISO 20000, which of course was also originally a BSI publication.
Both documents can be downloaded from their respective on their Standards Direct outlet:
PAS 77
ISO 20000
How they relate in a practical implementation scenario will be interesting to see.
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