Introduction Upon reading this chapter, you may feel like you are preparing for a project management role rather than an information security role, but you’ll soon see that the interests of those who manage the business and those who safeguard it are intertwined. This chapter, more so than any of the other domains of the Common Body of Knowledge, deals with business management concerns: how to prepare for an emergency or calamity and how to respond and continue operations under suboptimal business conditions. 123 Information Security: Principles and Practices, by Mark S. Merkow, CISSP, CISM and Jim Breithaupt. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 0-558-86622-0 124 CHAPTER 6 | Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning In this chapter, you will learn about the goals of sound business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning, how these two types of planning differ, the types of threats that could invoke emergency planning and procedures, and several of the more prominent techniques organizations are using to plan for and hopefully prevent a disruption in business activities.
| The United States Postal Service | Charles Perren | | Table of Contents Mission Statement…………………………………………………………………3 The Organization and Its Mission………………………………………………...3 History……………………………………………………………………………..3 How the USPS is Organized……………………………………………………….4 Budget……………………………………………………………………………..5 Employment Composition…………………………………………………………6 Strategic Management Plan………………………………………………………..7 Major Problems Confronting the USPS…………………………………………...7 The Role of the Human Resources Function………………………………….....8 The Human Resources Department………………………………………………..8 Information Technology…………………………………………………………...10 Decision-Making Process………………………………………………………….11 Reorganization Recommendations………………………………………………...12 Enhancing Employee Relations: Employee Discipline and Labor Relations…...12 Discipline Procedures……………………………………………………………...12 Employee Dismissal………………………………………………………………..13 Employee Retention………………………………………………………………. 13
Kerry Ogden Unit 1 1.1 Explain the use of benchmarks in managing performance Benchmarking is the process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests or best practices from other companies. Benchmarking is used to measure performance using a specific indicator resulting in a metric of performance that is then compared to others. 1.2 Explain a range of quality management techniques to manage team performance There are a large number of techniques that can be used to manage quality. A few examples include Customer surveys Performance measures and standards. Benchmarking Process analysis and re-engineering Continuous improvement Employee involvement People development
MBA 230 Team Analysis of Sir Richard Branson & “Capitalism 24902” Written By: Table of Contents I. Key Factors Affecting Branson’s Environment……………………………………….1 II. Issue Definition………………………………………………………………………..2 III. Root Cause Analysis…………………………………………………………………..3 IV. Options, Recommendations, and Major Observations………..………………………4 V. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….5 I.
One such procedure compares client ratios to industry or competitor benchmarks to provide an indication of the company’s performance. Such preliminary tests can reveal unusual changes in ratios compared to prior years, or to industry averages, and help the auditor identify areas with increased risk of misstatements that require further attention during the
Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Business Case Purpose 6 Background and Problem Identification 8 Rich Picture (current system) 11 SIPOC Process (current system) 12 Strategy Map (Current system) 13 Strategic Objectives: 14 Planners Responsibilities: 14 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online (Current System) 15 Refining Problem / Opportunity Identification 16 Option 1 - Business Process Automation 17 Benefits of Implementing Business Process Automation 18 Option 1: Business Process Automation Swim lane 19 Option 1: Data Flow Diagram 20 Option 2: 22 Receiving Process (Warehouse) 23 Option 2: Inventory Process (Warehouse) 24 Option 2: Web Orders, Distribution Centre and Shipping 25 Option 2: Data Flow Diagram 26 Option 3 - Status Quo 27 Cost Benefit Analysis 28 Revenue from previous years (Table 1.1): 28 Competitors Financial Comparison (Table 1.2) 28 *Chart obtained from an article online* 28 Option 1 - Business Process Automation (Table 1.3) 29 Analysis 29 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 1) (Table 1.4) 30 Option 2: Distribution and Receiving Process (Table 2.1) 32 Analysis 32 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 2) (Table 2.2) 33 Evaluating Both Options: 35 Recommended Option 37 Appendix 39 Rich Picture (current system) Table 3.1 39 SIPOC (current system) Table 3.2 40 Strategy Map (current system) Table 3.3 41 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online Table 3.4 42 Bibliography 43 Executive Summary In the 21st century, it is evident that business analysts have played a key role in re-engineering business processes. With the rapid changes in technology today business must be able to adapt quickly to these changes in the corporate level of environment and be able to handle fast paste technological changes in the business life cycle. Future Shop is one of the largest consumer
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Summary………………………………………………………... …….. 3 II. Analysis of General Electric Corporation……………………………... 4 a. Business Description…………………………………………………………….............. 4 b. Evolution of Multinational Business Activities…………………………………………. 4 c. Analysis of Overall Financial Health…………………………………………………… 5 d. Contribution of Multinational Business Activities to Overall Financial Health………… 6 III. Appendix……………………………………………………………….. 8 IV.
2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Integrity and learning in an evolving world 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Table of Contents 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Table of Contents 2 Economic Issues CEO Message 31 Introduction 31 Financial Performance Data 33 Overview & Strategy Supplier Diversity & Small Business Development 3 Our Values & Vision 3 Company Description 4 About This Report 5 Corporate Responsibility Strategy 35 Introduction 6 Engagement & Dialogue 37 Energy Efficiency 6 Management Systems 38 Climate Change 8 Corporate Governance Environmental Issues 41 Social Issues 9 11 Energy Technologies 43 Flaring 44 Air Emissions Introduction 45 Spills Ethics 47 Water 12 Political Activities 47 Waste 13 Revenue Transparency 48 Decommissioning & Remediation 14 Community Engagement 50 Biodiversity 18 Human Rights 53 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments 54 Product Stewardship 56 Environmental Expenditures & Fines 19 20 Security Health & Safety 23 HIV/AIDS & Other Infectious Diseases 25 Employees 26 Diversity 28 Global Workforce Development 29 Training & Development 29 Wages & Benefits 30 Employee Dispute Resolution © 2003 ChevronTexaco Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report CEO Message Overview and Strategy CEO Message As an energy company that oper- transportation and commerce to health care, education and agriculture. ates in more than 180 countries, In producing this energy, ChevronTexaco provides employment, spurs ChevronTexaco is accountable to economic growth, transfers
Case 2 Ryanair Case 2 Ryanair Table of contents Titlepage 2 Preface 3 Table of contents 4 Executive summary 5 Chapter 1 Identify the main problem 6 1.2 Summary of Ryanair 6 1.3 Problem statement and research questions 7 1.4 Methodology 7 1.5 Application strategic lenses 8 Chapter 2 Gathering the facts 9 2.1 Pestel Framework 9 2.2 Five forces 11 2.3 Strategic capability 13 2.4 Robustness 14 2.5 Cost efficiency 15 2.6 Strategic Clock 16 2.7 Stakeholder mapping 18 2.8 Business economics analysis 19 2.9 SWOT Analysis 27 Chapter 3 Alternative course of action 28 3.1 TOWS 28 3.2 Alternative for fuel 29 3.3 Use the recessions and bend it to something positive 29 3.4 Improving their image start with the employees 29 3.5 Ryanair needs to distinguish themselves by developing secondary airfields 30 Chapter 4 Decisions and reasoning 31 Chapter 5 Implementation 32 Conclusion 33 Bibliography 34 Table of Figures 35 Appendix 36 xecutive summary Chapter 1 Identify the main problem This first chapter will give a small overview of how Ryanair got into their current situation. Therefore a concise summary is presented and also the strategic lenses of Ryanair will be discussed. 1.2 Summary of Ryanair Ryanair is an international air carrier which is based in Dublin, Ireland. At the moment it is the largest low cost airline in Great Britain and Europe. Ryanair started flying since 1985 between Ireland and the UK.
So, how do I pick out two that I want to compare? This was going to be very difficult. So the reading began. I decided to do my comparisons on Administrative Theory and Behavioral Management Theory. “Administrative Management is the study of how to create an organizational structure that leads to high efficiency and effectiveness.” (Evolution) The administrative theory focused on the total organization.