本指南概述了澳大拉西亚、美国和英国所采用的一些公认做法和新兴的新做法。业务连续性管理（BCM）实践表明，在一个组织中运行良好的方法可能完全不适用于另一个组织。因此，在决定在组织内实施BCM的哪些方面以及如何实施时，需要格外小心。本指南的结构基于澳大利亚标准业务连续性管理手册HB 221: 2004年。提供的大部分信息与HB 221完全一致。然而，HB 221的原理已被显著扩展，并提供了大量新的解释信息。本材料与其他公认实践的原则基本一致，如NFPA1600和BCI良好实践指南2005，Spring TR19:2005；还有DRII和DRJ的工作。

This Guide provides an overview of selected ‘generally accepted practices’ and emerging new practices used variously within Australasia, USA and UK. Business Continuity Management (BCM) practice is such that approaches that work well in one organisation may be wholly inappropriate for a different organisation. Extreme care therefore needs to be taken in deciding what and how aspects of BCM will be implemented within an organisation. The structure of the Guide is based on Standards Australia Business Continuity Management Handbook HB 221:2004. Much of the information presented is fully consistent with HB 221. However, the principles of HB 221 have been significantly expanded upon and extensive new explanatory information is provided. This material is broadly consistent with the principles of other generally accepted practices such as NFPA1600 and the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2005, Spring TR19:2005; and the work of the DRII and DRJ.