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| business continuity week 2023: Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach David Lindstedt Ph.D., PMP, CBCP, Mark Armour, CBCP, 2017-06-05 Have you begun to question traditional best practices in business continuity (BC)? Do you seem to be concentrating on documentation rather than preparedness? Compliance rather than recoverability? Do your efforts provide true business value? If you have these concerns, David Lindstedt and Mark Armour offer a solution in Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach. This ground-breaking new book provides a streamlined, realistic methodology to change BC dramatically. After years of working with the traditional practices of business continuity (BC) – in project management, higher education, contingency planning, and disaster recovery – David Lindstedt and Mark Armour identified unworkable areas in many core practices of traditional BC. To address these issues, they created nine Adaptive BC principles, the foundation of this book: Deliver continuous value. Document only for mnemonics. Engage at many levels within the organization. Exercise for improvement, not for testing. Learn the business. Measure and benchmark. Obtain incremental direction from leadership. Omit the risk assessment and business impact analysis. Prepare for effects, not causes. Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach uses the analogy of rebuilding a house. After the initial design, the first step is to identify and remove all the things not needed in the new house. Thus, the first chapter is “Demolition” – not to get rid of the entire BC enterprise, but to remove certain BC activities and products to provide the space to install something new. The stages continue through foundation, framework, and finishing. Finally, the last chapter is “Dwelling,” permitting you a glimpse of what it might be like to live in this new home that has been created. Through a wealth of examples, diagrams, and real-world case studies, Lindstedt and Armour show you how you can execute the Adaptive BC framework in your own organization. You will: Recognize specific practices in traditional BC that may be problematic, outdated, or ineffective. Identify specific activities that you may wish to eliminate from your practice. Learn the capability and constraint model of recoverability. Understand how Adaptive BC can be effective in organizations with vastly different cultures and program maturity levels. See how to take the steps to implement Adaptive BC in your own organization. Think through some typical challenges and opportunities that may arise as you implement an Adaptive BC approach. |
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| business continuity week 2023: We Need To Talk L. Brent Huston, 2023-02-01 The book provides a comprehensive approach to discussing cyber-security, addressing topics such as risk management, configuration management, vulnerability management, policy, threat intelligence, and incident response. The discussions that are sparked will lead to helping your team strengthen and mature your organization's security posture. The book is designed for information security professionals and their teams looking for a structured way to improve their organization’s cyber-security posture over one year. It is an ideal resource for those teams who wish to develop a well-rounded understanding of cyber-security and gain insight into the various elements that are needed for a successful program. *This book was written programmatically with the help of AI tools and edited using Grammarly. |
| business continuity week 2023: Smart City Cyber Resilience Tam Thanh Doan, 2024-05-09 Smart technologies have quickly evolved to become integral parts of our homes and how we manage our lives, and they’re foreseen to be integral to (or already a part of) the next big steps in urban infrastructure. Along with the convenience and improvements promised by these “smart cities,” however, comes a new set of challenges. How literate are citizens and governments in smart technologies? Do we understand our data rights and what data is being collected and when? And how can these smart cities be set up to emphasize the needs of citizens and with the means to defend against and recover from threats? Smart City Cyber Resilience sets out to answer those questions, putting human capital at the forefront. Tam Thanh Doan brings his years of research and experience in the field to discussing: • How we’ve transformed, technologically and socially, into a smart, Internet of Things culture • The data rights of citizens and how smart cities can be structured as ecosystems that support those rights • Desirable smart city outcomes for all stakeholders • How to improve the understanding of “cyber resilience,” and reimagined, citizen-focused approaches to cyber resilience in smart cities The development of smart technology and the handling of data feels increasingly out of the control of the average person, but Doan makes it clear: Your perception matters, and this book is your first step to having greater understanding and agency in the smart ecosystem of today and tomorrow. |
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| business continuity week 2023: How to Manage and Survive during a Global Crisis Piyush Sharma, Tak Yan Leung, 2024-07-26 Sharma and Leung explore the differences in the national and organizational responses to COVID-19 across various countries. The COVID-19 global pandemic is possibly the worst healthcare disaster ever, and recent studies highlight several differences in the response to COVID-19. Some countries acted quickly with strict measures to successfully contain the initial spread of the COVID-19 and minimize the number of cases and deaths, while others have not been as proactive and have suffered more as a result. The book is organized under distinct themes based on the stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, consisting of (a) discovery and early response, (b) global spread and reactions, (c) early successes and failures, and (d) subsequent waves and new strains. It goes on to analyze the differences in national responses to draw important lessons for managers and governments and concludes with policy recommendations. A useful guide for students, managers, and the general public who are interested in learning about the COVID-19 experience and how such global crises could be managed more effectively in future. |
| business continuity week 2023: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals Susan Snedaker, 2011-04-18 Powerful Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Pacific. Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in the Gulf Coast. Avalanche Buries Highway in Denver. Tornado Touches Down in Georgia. These headlines not only have caught the attention of people around the world, they have had a significant effect on IT professionals as well. As technology continues to become more integral to corporate operations at every level of the organization, the job of IT has expanded to become almost all-encompassing. These days, it's difficult to find corners of a company that technology does not touch. As a result, the need to plan for potential disruptions to technology services has increased exponentially. That is what Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is: a methodology used to create a plan for how an organization will recover after a disaster of various types. It takes into account both security and corporate risk management tatics.There is a lot of movement around this initiative in the industry: the British Standards Institute is releasing a new standard for BCP this year. Trade shows are popping up covering the topic.* Complete coverage of the 3 categories of disaster: natural hazards, human-caused hazards, and accidental and technical hazards.* Only published source of information on the new BCI standards and government requirements.* Up dated information on recovery from cyber attacks, rioting, protests, product tampering, bombs, explosions, and terrorism. |
| business continuity week 2023: Business Continuity Exercises Charlie Maclean-Bristol, MA (Hons), PgD, FBCI, FEPS, CBCI, 2020-11-01 An Unexercised Continuity Plan Could Be More Dangerous Than No Plan At All! Is exercising your continuity program too time-consuming, costly, or difficult to justify in the face of conflicting organizational priorities or senior management buy-in? What if you could use quick, cost-effective, easy exercises to get valuable results with only a relatively modest commitment? Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or just getting started, Charlie Maclean-Bristol provides you with expert guidance, a practical framework, and lots of proven examples, tools, tips, techniques and scenarios to get your business continuity exercise program moving! You can carry out any of the 18 simple yet effective exercises detailed in this book in less than an hour, regardless of your level of experience. Plus, you will find all the support you will need to produce successful exercises. Build your teams’ knowledge, experience, confidence and abilities while validating your business continuity program, plans and procedures with these proven resources! Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan Will Help You To: Understand the process of planning and conducting business exercises efficiently while achieving maximum results. Develop the most appropriate strategy framework for conducting and assessing your exercise. Overcome obstacles to your business continuity exercise program, whether due to budget restrictions, time constraints, or conflicting priorities. Choose the most appropriate and effective exercise scenario, purpose and objectives. Plan and conduct your exercise using a straightforward, proven methodology with extensive tools and resources. Conduct exercises suitable for responding to all types of business interruptions and emergencies, including cyber incidents and civil disasters. Conduct exercises for newcomers to business continuity as well as for experienced practitioners. Create a comprehensive post-exercise report to achieve valuable insights, keep management and participants in the loop, and to further your objectives. |
| business continuity week 2023: Becoming Resilient Daniel Schutzer, 2023-03-23 Recently we have seen several catastrophic events causing huge disruptions, losses, and panic. There is a growing likelihood that these natural disasters and physical and cyber warfare attacks will increase in frequency and lethality, increasingly impacting civilian infrastructure, due to global warming, increased civil unrest and global tensions as international competition increases. Imagine if two or more occur at the same time? Certainly, cyberattacks can be planned, rehearsed, and launched during the middle of one or more natural events. Up until now we have dealt with each of these events by trying to build systems that are better at detecting, preventing, and protecting us against them. Sadly, we have learned that these events cannot be totally prevented or stopped and have taken their toll. There is a rising chorus arguing that we must learn to, both individually and collectively, become more resilient in the face of these disastrous events. But how? The author believes we can learn to do better by becoming more resourceful, innovative, collaborative, and by taking a page from how we fight wars. This book details how these measures can be adapted to keep our systems operational and to rapidly reconstitute lost infrastructure. |
| business continuity week 2023: Business Continuity Management Kush Srivastava, Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi, 2023-10-30 An essential resource to navigate a fast-changing and challenging world, this book presents core concepts and practical insights for enterprise risk management, business continuity management, and organizational resilience. Business continuity management is a critical aspect that investors and company directors evaluate in terms of an organizations’ sustainability and future value propositions in the face of supply chain disruptions, threats of economic recession, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic. This guide demonstrates a simple and systematic way to ensure that businesses are prepared for any crisis or emergency, including steps to meet the specific requirements prescribed in the international Business Continuity Standard ISO 22201, with a particular focus on the oil and gas sector. The seasoned author team brings their experience to bear on critical issues such as: Where managers lose focus on the need for business continuity – and how to regain it How to select and implement a business continuity management tool How to plan for the macro scenario that combines supply chain management, risk management, business continuity, and crisis management How to best utilize peace time to explore business continuity plans and strategies Why organizations should invest in business continuity even when the “going is tough in revenue and sales” This guide to understanding the role of business continuity and management as an organizational strategy will earn its place on the desks of senior leaders, health and safety directors, consultants, corporate trainers, and business continuity and risk management professionals. |
| business continuity week 2023: The Gray Rhino Michele Wucker, 2016-04-05 The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future. A gray rhino is a highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, the new digital technologies that upended the media world, the fall of the Soviet Union...all were evident well in advance. Why do leaders and decision makers keep failing to address obvious dangers before they spiral out of control? Drawing on her extensive background in policy formation and crisis management, as well as in-depth interviews with leaders from around the world, Michele Wucker shows in The Gray Rhino how to recognize and strategically counter looming high impact threats. Filled with persuasive stories, real-world examples, and practical advice, The Gray Rhino is essential reading for managers, investors, planners, policy makers, and anyone who wants to understand how to profit by avoiding getting trampled. |
| business continuity week 2023: Knowledge Management in Organisations Lorna Uden, I-Hsien Ting, 2023-05-29 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organisations, KMO 2023, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during July 24–27, 2023. The 32 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Knowledge Transfer & Sharing, Knowledge in Business & Organisation, Digital Transformation and Innovation, Data Analysis and Science, KM and Education, Knowledge Management Process and Model, Information & Knowledge Systems, IT &New Trends in KM, Healthcare. |
| business continuity week 2023: Introducing Multidisciplinary Micro-credentialing Chamila Subasinghe, Beena Giridharan, 2023-11-10 Introducing Multidisciplinary Micro-credentialing establishes a HE-industry framework to augment a re-skilling and upskilling process where courses could generate adaptable multidisciplinary links and intersections toward self-sufficiency. |
| business continuity week 2023: New Business Models in the Course of Global Crises in South Asia Amina Omrane, Sudin Bag, 2021-10-19 To survive and sustain businesses during such times of crisis becomes difficult for managers and entrepreneurs. This in turn amplifies the importance of designing new flexible and adaptive business models. This book addresses different business situations that occur during national and global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it proposes new and inspiring business models for various industries such as service and retail industry using different statistical software like SPSS and AMOS. It discusses the various changing elements of businesses such as the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and how to cope with these unexpected business elements to maintain sustainable development. |
| business continuity week 2023: TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book United States Government Us Army, 2019-12-14 This manual, TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book: The Guide for Initial Entry Soldiers August 2019, is the guide for all Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers who join our Army Profession. It provides an introduction to being a Soldier and Trusted Army Professional, certified in character, competence, and commitment to the Army. The pamphlet introduces Solders to the Army Ethic, Values, Culture of Trust, History, Organizations, and Training. It provides information on pay, leave, Thrift Saving Plans (TSPs), and organizations that will be available to assist you and your Families. The Soldier's Blue Book is mandated reading and will be maintained and available during BCT/OSUT and AIT.This pamphlet applies to all active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard enlisted IET conducted at service schools, Army Training Centers, and other training activities under the control of Headquarters, TRADOC. |
| business continuity week 2023: Cyber Threat Intelligence Martin Lee, 2023-05-09 Effective introduction to cyber threat intelligence, supplemented with detailed case studies and after action reports of intelligence on real attacks Cyber Threat Intelligence introduces the history, terminology, and techniques to be applied within cyber security, offering an overview of the current state of cyberattacks and stimulating readers to consider their own issues from a threat intelligence point of view. The highly qualified author takes a systematic, system-agnostic, and holistic view to generating, collecting, and applying threat intelligence. The text covers the threat environment, malicious attacks, collecting, generating, and applying intelligence and attribution, as well as legal and ethical considerations. It ensures readers know what to look out for when looking for a potential cyber attack and imparts how to prevent attacks early on, explaining how threat actors can exploit a system’s vulnerabilities. It also includes analysis of large scale attacks such as WannaCry, NotPetya, Solar Winds, VPNFilter, and the Target breach, looking at the real intelligence that was available before and after the attack. Sample topics covered in Cyber Threat Intelligence include: The constant change of the threat environment as capabilities, intent, opportunities, and defenses change and evolve. Different business models of threat actors, and how these dictate the choice of victims and the nature of their attacks. Planning and executing a threat intelligence programme to improve an organisation’s cyber security posture. Techniques for attributing attacks and holding perpetrators to account for their actions. Cyber Threat Intelligence describes the intelligence techniques and models used in cyber threat intelligence. It provides a survey of ideas, views and concepts, rather than offering a hands-on practical guide. It is intended for anyone who wishes to learn more about the domain, particularly if they wish to develop a career in intelligence, and as a reference for those already working in the area. |
| business continuity week 2023: The Disaster Recovery Handbook Michael Wallace, Lawrence Webber, 2004 It takes careful planning to ensure that a disaster of any typewhether the result of fire, an electrical outage, a major computer virus, or even terrorismdoes not result in a prolonged service interruption that could affect your business for years to come. By creating a proactive disaster recovery program, you can keep your people, inventory, and resources safe and secure. The Disaster Recovery Handbook is a comprehensive reference to help your business survive any kind of major disruption, giving you the tools you need to protect your organization in the event of extraordinary circumstances. Filled with practical solutions and ready-to-use tools, the book provides detailed instructions for: * Assessing risk * Assembling a disaster recovery team * Building an interim plan for immediate protection * Setting up an emergency operations center * Clearly documenting recovery procedures * Testing and debugging the plan to make sure it works * Ensuring the health and physical safety of your people * Recovering vital records * Protecting your material resources |
| business continuity week 2023: Best Possible Outcome Garth Callender, 2023-07-27 Learn how to make hard decisions in difficult situations — and ensure a successful outcome In boardrooms and workplaces, as in war zones, there is a simple truth: leaders must make hard decisions. It’s only through timely decision-making and clear, considered strategy that leaders can cut through ambiguity and chaos — and protect their people and their organisation. With Best Possible Outcome, you’ll learn how the military cultivates the mindset, the people, and the processes that ensure success even in tough times. What’s more, you’ll discover how to systematically implement those lessons within your business. With over 25 years’ experience in the Australian Army, from on-the-ground combat to intelligence, Lieutenant Colonel Garth Callender has learned what it takes. In Best Possible Outcome, he shares remarkable stories from his time in service and delivers insightful lessons about risk, resilience, and agility. You’ll discover a pragmatic, three-pillar leadership framework that allows leaders in any field to embrace challenges, drive innovation, and maximise results. Ultimately, you’ll establish a system that ensures the best possible outcome in any situation. Develop the mindset and leadership skills essential for: Understanding and managing real risk Building organisational resilience Making difficult ethical decisions Staying ahead of the competition Achieving success under pressure and despite uncertainty From managing risk on the streets of Afghanistan to unpacking what insurgents know about organisational agility, Garth shows how the skills used to lead teams in military conflict can improve organisational responsiveness. Best Possible Outcome will show you how to lead strategically, assess outcomes clearly, and establish a pathway out of vulnerability and crisis. |
| business continuity week 2023: Handbook of Research on Current Trends in Cybersecurity and Educational Technology Jimenez, Remberto, O'Neill, Veronica E., 2023-02-17 There has been an increased use of technology in educational settings since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the benefits of including such technologies to support education, there is still the need for vigilance to counter the inherent risk that comes with the use of such technologies as the protection of students and their information is paramount to the effective deployment of any technology in education. The Handbook of Research on Current Trends in Cybersecurity and Educational Technology explores the full spectrum of cybersecurity and educational technology today and brings awareness to the recent developments and use cases for emergent educational technology. Covering key topics such as artificial intelligence, gamification, robotics, and online learning, this premier reference source is ideal for computer scientists, industry professionals, policymakers, administrators, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students. |
| business continuity week 2023: A Blueprint for Implementing Best Practice Procedures in a Digital Forensic Laboratory David Lilburn Watson, Andrew Jones, 2023-11-09 Digital Forensic Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements, Second Edition provides a one-stop shop for a set of procedures that meet international best practices and standards for handling digital evidence during its complete lifecycle. The book includes procedures, forms and software, providing anyone who handles digital evidence with a guide to proper procedures throughout chain of custody--from incident response straight through to analysis in the lab. This book addresses the whole lifecycle of digital evidence. - Provides a step-by-step guide on designing, building and using a digital forensic lab - Addresses all recent developments in the field - Includes international standards and best practices |
| business continuity week 2023: Challenges and Reforms in Gulf Higher Education Reynaldo Gacho Segumpan, John McAlaney, 2023-12-05 This edited volume explores the educational reforms and challenges in higher education in the Gulf countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring a truly global spread of contributors and perspectives from countries such as Bahrain, India, Georgia, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, the book navigates experience-based and practice-linked research spectrum of the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. It targets key challenges such as the move to online and distance learning, the impact of job-related stress, and the preparedness of institutional risk management. Using qualitative research, autoethnographic accounts, and case study findings, the book makes recommendations for reform implementation within higher education as well as discusses the wider socio-cultural and political landscape left by the pandemic in the Gulf region. Highlighting current trends and challenges based on empirical works of the authors, the book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and academics in the field of higher education, international and comparative education, and leadership strategy more specifically. Those involved with educational technology, education policy, and middle eastern studies will also find the book of value. |
| business continuity week 2023: Resigned to Success Scott White, Larry Linne, 2023-03-27 Resigned to Success Using an Exit Plan to Build Hope, Energy, and Success in a Business In Resigned To Success – Using an Exit Plan to Build Hope, Energy, and Success in a Business, Scott White tells his remarkable story of how he successfully transitioned his business to the next generation by writing his post-dated resignation letter. He also shares how other team members had success on both sides of the transition. Scott’s resignation letter gave clarity to his people as to the future outcomes needed to allow him to eventually leave the business. His team was inspired to take on new roles, train, and reach results that allowed his successful departure. Scott includes great advice and guidance at the end of each chapter from his succession mentor, Larry Linne. Larry is a Certified Exit Planner who has helped hundreds of executives successfully accomplish business continuity and build remarkable legacies in their business. The insights on time needed and the clarity of what to think about in preparation for retirement are valuable takeaways in building a healthy business perpetuation. “I was 1⁄2 way through the book and it stirred up so much emotion, I had to set it down for a few days. When I picked it back up it gave me clarity of what I needed to do in my perpetuation.” Tom Hickey Wedgwood Insurance |
| business continuity week 2023: Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position Pervez N. Ghauri, Ulf Elg, Sara Melén Hånell, 2023-10-02 The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This volume includes research-based cases highlighting different sustainability challenges and theory-based discussions around how firms can manage a multi-stakeholder perspective in relation to performance. |
| business continuity week 2023: The CISO Perspective - Understand the importance of the CISO in the cyber threat landscape Barry Kouns, Jake Kouns, 2023-10-17 In this updated edition, the security threat landscape has widened and the challenge for CISOs to be more than just security coordinators has become a mandate for organizational survival. This book challenges and guides information security professionals to think about information security and risk management from the enterprise level, and not just from the IT perspective. Read this book and understand how: The CISO’s role can improve an organization’s cyber strategy. An enterprise’s view of information security, business continuity, compliance, safety, and physical security is crucial for the success of your organisation’s cyber security defense. Soft skills are crucial in order for the CISO to communicate effectively with the Board and other departments in the organisation. Standards such as ISO 27001:2022 can help your organisation implement a suitable ISMS (information security management system). Risk management is imperative to identify, analyze, evaluate and protect the organization’s assets. |
| business continuity week 2023: Security Operations Management Robert McCrie, 2015-09-11 Security Operations Management, 3rd edition, is the latest edition the seminal reference on corporate security management operations for today's security management professionals and students. The book explores the characteristics of today's globalized workplaces, why security has a key role within them, and what the greatest concern are to security practitioners and senior managers. Incorporating the latest security research and best practices, updates to Security Operations Management 3rd edition include explorations of the key skills needed by security managers to demonstrate the value of their security program, greater emphasis on identifying and managing risk, and coverage of the latest technological advances in security control, command, communications, and computing. The third edition also delves more deeply than previous editions into online security training practices, as well as investigates the changing roles of women and minorities in security operations. - Includes all-new cases and examples—including from outside the U.S.—providing coverage of both the business and technical aspects of security - Offers increased coverage of cybercrime and workplace violence - Explores the latest technological advances in security control, command, communications, and computing, and current techniques for how prospective security personnel are vetted, including how to use social media - Prepares security professionals for professional certification exams |
| business continuity week 2023: Covid-19 Management and Responses René Pellissier, 2023-04-06 When the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC, South Africa) decided to develop a book on Covid-19 management and responses, higher education was in the midst of its endeavours to manage how we respond to this threat to ensure academic continuity and integrity. Universities mostly followed their own strategies and initiatives reactively, having little time to be proactive. At this point, most higher education institutions have steadied their approaches to teaching and learning and to managing their university services in response to the threat. There is clear evidence that the world as we knew it and in which our practices had been developed, has changed, and will continue to do so with increasing threats and demands on our higher education systems. This book provides the collaborative approaches from a range of academic practitioners and managers to develop some mental model of the practices we adopted and possible lessons learnt in the process. |
| business continuity week 2023: Managing Machine Learning Projects Simon Thompson, 2023-07-11 Guide machine learning projects from design to production with the techniques in this unique project management guide. No ML skills required! In Managing Machine Learning Projects you’ll learn essential machine learning project management techniques, including: Understanding an ML project’s requirements Setting up the infrastructure for the project and resourcing a team Working with clients and other stakeholders Dealing with data resources and bringing them into the project for use Handling the lifecycle of models in the project Managing the application of ML algorithms Evaluating the performance of algorithms and models Making decisions about which models to adopt for delivery Taking models through development and testing Integrating models with production systems to create effective applications Steps and behaviors for managing the ethical implications of ML technology Managing Machine Learning Projects is an end-to-end guide for delivering machine learning applications on time and under budget. It lays out tools, approaches, and processes designed to handle the unique challenges of machine learning project management. You’ll follow an in-depth case study through a series of sprints and see how to put each technique into practice. The book’s strong consideration to data privacy, and community impact ensure your projects are ethical, compliant with global legislation, and avoid being exposed to failure from bias and other issues. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Ferrying machine learning projects to production often feels like navigating uncharted waters. From accounting for large data resources to tracking and evaluating multiple models, machine learning technology has radically different requirements than traditional software. Never fear! This book lays out the unique practices you’ll need to ensure your projects succeed. About the Book Managing Machine Learning Projects is an amazing source of battle-tested techniques for effective delivery of real-life machine learning solutions. The book is laid out across a series of sprints that take you from a project proposal all the way to deployment into production. You’ll learn how to plan essential infrastructure, coordinate experimentation, protect sensitive data, and reliably measure model performance. Many ML projects fail to create real value—read this book to make sure your project is a success. What's Inside Set up infrastructure and resource a team Bring data resources into a project Accurately estimate time and effort Evaluate which models to adopt for delivery Integrate models into effective applications About the Reader For anyone interested in better management of machine learning projects. No technical skills required. About the Author Simon Thompson has spent 25 years developing AI systems to create applications for use in telecoms, customer service, manufacturing and capital markets. He led the AI research program at BT Labs in the UK, and is now the Head of Data Science at GFT Technologies. Table of Contents 1 Introduction: Delivering machine learning projects is hard; let’s do it better 2 Pre-project: From opportunity to requirements 3 Pre-project: From requirements to proposal 4 Getting started 5 Diving into the problem 6 EDA, ethics, and baseline evaluations 7 Making useful models with ML 8 Testing and selection 9 Sprint 3: system building and production 10 Post project (sprint O) |
| business continuity week 2023: Active Directory Disaster Recovery Florian Rommel, 2008 The book is a combined planning/response-focused book and can be read end to end but also is designed so that the second half can be read standalone, should disaster have struck already. This book is targeted at network security professionals who find themselves charged with creating an Active Directory Disaster Recovery plan or who want to quickly recover once disaster has struck. This book expects you to be familiar with the basics of Active Directory and Windows Servers. |
| business continuity week 2023: Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations Alastair M. Morrison, 2023-07-31 Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations is a comprehensive and integrated introductory textbook covering destination management and marketing in one volume. It focuses on how destination management is planned, implemented, and evaluated as well as the management and operations of destination management organizations (DMOs), how they conduct business, major opportunities, and challenges and issues they face to compete for the global leisure and business travel markets. Much has changed since the publication of the second edition of this book in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic was unpredictable at the time and has caused havoc for destinations and DMOs. The third edition includes many materials about the COVID-19 impacts and recovery from the pandemic. This third edition has been updated to include: four new chapters (Chapter 2—“Destination Sustainability and Social Responsibility”; Chapter 3—“Quality of Life and Well-Being of Destination Residents”; Chapter 11—“Destination Crisis Management”; and Chapter 20—“Destination Management Performance Measurement and Management”) new and updated international case examples to show the practical realities and approaches to managing different destinations around the world coverage of contemporary topics including, for example, COVID-19, social responsibility, metaverse, mixed reality, virtual meetings, teleworking, digital nomads, viral marketing, blended travel, regenerative tourism, meaningful travel, and several others a significantly improved illustration program keyword lists It is illustrated in full color and packed with features to encourage reflection on main themes, spur critical thinking, and show theory in practice. Written by an author with many years of industry practice, university teaching, and professional training experience, this book is the essential guide to the subject for tourism, hospitality, and events students and industry practitioners alike. |
| business continuity week 2023: Aviation SMS Dr Sumeet Suseelan, 2023-04-29 Aviation Safety Management Systems: Although aviation is among the safest modes of transportation in the world today, accidents still happen. In order to further reduce accidents and improve safety, proactive approaches must be adopted by the aviation community. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management System (SMS) programs in their aviation industries. While some countries have been engaged in SMS for a few years, it is still non-existent in many other countries. This unique and comprehensive book has been designed as a textbook for the student of aviation safety, and as an invaluable reference tool for the SMS practitioner in any segment of aviation. It discusses the quality management underpinnings of SMS, the four components, risk management, reliability engineering, SMS implementation, and the scientific rigor that must be designed into proactive safety. The authors introduce a hypothetical airline-oriented safety scenario at the beginning of the book and conclude it at the end, engaging the reader and adding interest to the text. To enhance the practical application of the material, the book also features numerous SMS in Practice commentaries by some of the most respected names in aviation safety. |
| business continuity week 2023: Employment Grievances and Disputes Procedures in Britain K.W. Wedderburn, P.L. Davies, 2023-04-28 This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969. |
| business continuity week 2023: Crisis Communication Strategies Amanda Coleman, 2023-03-03 Is your company equipped to deal with any kind of crisis - whether caused by internal error, customer action or social media mishap? This bestselling guide gives readers the skills, tools and knowledge to respond effectively to high-stake situations and protect your brand from disaster. Crisis Communication Strategies is a must-have guide that covers the whole span of a crisis from preparing and laying the groundwork before it occurs, during the incident and the aftermath, including the move to recovery and beyond. It guides readers through each phase, providing details of what to consider, what should be done, tips and checklists for improved responses. This second edition of Crisis Communication Strategies provides new sections on managing long-running crises. It also contains new content looking at the phases of crises, behavioural communication as a tactic and how to ensure diversity and inclusivity in tumultuous times. Supported by brand new case studies and examples from responses to events including the British Post Office scandal, Burger King's misfired International Women's Day campaign, Yorkshire cricket's racism scandal and Peloton's crises, it also explores the role of leadership in developing a crisis communication response that has people at its heart. This is an essential guide for PR and communications professionals who wish to protect their company and build long-term resilience. |
| business continuity week 2023: An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology Maria C.W. Peeters, Jan de Jonge, Toon Taris, 2023-12-08 AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY WORK PSYCHOLOGY A fully updated edition of the definitive textbook Work psychology is the study of work behavior and the psychological dimensions that both produce and result from it. It has developed in recent decades into a field that takes a comprehensive view of 21st century workers and their psychological context and condition. Now fully updated to reflect the latest research and practical insights, it promises to continue as an indispensable resource for advanced courses in work psychology. Readers of the second edition of An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology will find: Chapters written by a global team of experts Overview of classic and current theories that comprise Work Psychology Detailed discussion of topics such as leadership, emotion work, sustainable careers, job crafting and the future of work A unique focus on positive aspects of work, including motivation, engagement, personal resources and positive workplace interventions An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in work psychology courses, as well as for students or researchers looking for a reference or introduction to the subject. “Understanding work from various psychological perspectives has become highly relevant for all those involved and interested in the diverse and changing nature of work-life. This book is a treasury of what is important to know of current work psychology. It is timely, comprehensive, and enjoyable reading. Editors and authors have done great job and now it is time for readers to enjoy this book and its many perspectives to the world of contemporary work and organizational psychology.” —Jari Hakanen, PhD, Research professor, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health |
| business continuity week 2023: Digital Health Entrepreneurship Arlen Meyers, 2023-09-04 This extensively revised book is an essential hands-on resource for all involved in digital health innovation and presents an entrepreneurship roadmap for digital health entrepreneurs and medical professionals who are contemplating getting involved. It represents a key resource to maximize the reader's knowledge when investing in this area. Topics covered include regulatory affairs featuring detailed guidance on the legal environment, protecting digital health intellectual property in software, hardware and business processes, financing a digital health start up, cybersecurity best practice and digital health business model testing for desirability, feasibility and viability. Digital Health Entrepreneurship is directed towards clinicians and other digital health entrepreneurs and stresses an interdisciplinary approach to product development, deployment, dissemination and implementation. It therefore provides an ideal resource for medical professionals across a broad range of disciplines seeking a greater understanding of digital health innovation and entrepreneurship. |
| business continuity week 2023: Building a Cyber Risk Management Program Brian Allen, Brandon Bapst, Terry Allan Hicks, 2023-12-04 Cyber risk management is one of the most urgent issues facing enterprises today. This book presents a detailed framework for designing, developing, and implementing a cyber risk management program that addresses your company's specific needs. Ideal for corporate directors, senior executives, security risk practitioners, and auditors at many levels, this guide offers both the strategic insight and tactical guidance you're looking for. You'll learn how to define and establish a sustainable, defendable, cyber risk management program, and the benefits associated with proper implementation. Cyber risk management experts Brian Allen and Brandon Bapst, working with writer Terry Allan Hicks, also provide advice that goes beyond risk management. You'll discover ways to address your company's oversight obligations as defined by international standards, case law, regulation, and board-level guidance. This book helps you: Understand the transformational changes digitalization is introducing, and new cyber risks that come with it Learn the key legal and regulatory drivers that make cyber risk management a mission-critical priority for enterprises Gain a complete understanding of four components that make up a formal cyber risk management program Implement or provide guidance for a cyber risk management program within your enterprise |
| business continuity week 2023: INSURANCE OF MEGA RISKS JAGENDRA RANA, 2023-03-07 India’s Insurance industry is one of the premium sectors experiencing upward growth. This upward growth of the insurance industry can be attributed to growing incomes and increasing awareness in the industry. An Insurance programme for large industrial establishments, substantial risks like Petrochemicals, Power, Energy, Steel and Oil & Gas Industry requires a specialized and customized Insurance policy. Large size privately funded projects in the infrastructure sector demand evolving new approaches in introducing insurance products for Mega project risks to suit their and the project financiers' specific insurance needs. Mega Risk policies are mainly reinsurance-driven and provide unique customization of risks to cover all the risks under single Insurance comprehensively. |
| business continuity week 2023: The Safe Library Steve Albrecht, 2023-01-30 For over 22 years, Steve Albrecht has trained thousands of library employees around the country on the dos and don’ts of handling challenging, entitled, eccentric, demanding, harassing, or even threatening patrons. His articles, blogs, podcasts, and keynote speeches have helped empower equip library employees at all levels to be more empowered, assertive, and confident when helping users who are struggling with homelessness, mental health issues, trauma backgrounds, and substance use problems. The Safe Library offers practical and realistic tools which will make every library facility a better, safer place to work. Readers will learn: de-escalation skills, communication tools safe workplace habits security measures personal protection methods, and, how to activate one’s best customer service skills, even under stress. This book provides advice and support to help library employees best deal with sexually harassing patrons, unruly groups of students, thieves, Internet hogs, and others who can disrupt the safe library environment. It offers best practices for helping patrons experiencing homelessness to follow library rules while staff treat them with dignity and respect; helping staff stay motivated to deal with the same challenging patrons and their accompanying demands, day after day; protecting smaller or rural library facilities and keeping one-room, one-librarian facilities safe; working more effectively with onsite security guards and responding law enforcement officers, to create more consistent responses; and using daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly facility security checklists to regularly assess the state of your buildings and IT systems. This book is for all levels of library employees, from longtime staffers to part-timers and even library volunteers. It will especially appeal to library directors, managers, and supervisors who have to manage different types of staffs and patrons in different types of facilities, ranging from downtown locations to rural library buildings. Here's the book that answers the most common (and even uncommon) user behavior and customer service questions, or as many attendees have said after experiencing Steve’s dynamic training programs, “Here’s what they don’t teach you in library school.” |
| business continuity week 2023: Zero Trust Network & Zero Internet Gianclaudio Moresi, 2023-08-08 Discover a groundbreaking approach to cybersecurity with Zero Trust Network & Zero Internet. In this essential guide, Gianclaudio Moresi, a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 25 years of experience, presents a comprehensive exploration of two of the most advanced security models designed to protect against today's most sophisticated cyber threats. Zero Trust Network & Zero Internet delves into the principles and practical applications of the Zero Trust security model, which operates on the premise of never trust, always verify. This model challenges the traditional network security approach by enforcing strict access controls and continuous verification, significantly reducing the risk of internal breaches and minimizing the impact of potential security threats. The book also introduces the concept of Zero Internet, a revolutionary strategy that advocates for the proactive blocking of nearly all internet traffic except for connections to a select group of trusted destinations. This approach not only minimizes exposure to malicious websites and cyber-attacks but also enhances control over network traffic and reduces the risk of data exfiltration. Through detailed explanations, real-world examples, and strategic insights, Gianclaudio Moresi equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement these advanced security frameworks. Whether you are a cybersecurity professional, an IT manager, or a business leader, this book offers invaluable guidance on how to fortify your organization's defenses against evolving cyber threats. Enhance your understanding of modern cybersecurity practices and learn how to protect your network from the inside out with Zero Trust Network & Zero Internet. This book is a must-read for anyone committed to safeguarding their digital assets in an increasingly hostile cyber environment. |
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BUSINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
BUSINESS definition: 1. the activity of buying and selling goods and services: 2. a particular company that buys and….
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VENTURE definition: 1. a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty: 2. to risk going….
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ENTERPRISE definition: 1. an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that….
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INCUMBENT definition: 1. officially having the named position: 2. to be necessary for someone: 3. the person who has or….
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