The framework around which the literature is reviewed is drawn from the BCM
lifecycle, which sits at the centre of The British Standard for Business Continuity,
BS25999, and captures the key themes as reflected in the academic literature. A
key aim of the literature review is to identify and discuss what has been proposed
as constituting good practice in terms of BCM. This is then used as the
benchmark against which the research can measure the execution of BCM in large
Irish organizations. The lifecycle is illustrated in Figure 2.2.