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Course Description:Essentials of Business Continuity Management provides you with knowledge to develop an auditable and actionable business continuity program for your organization. This course is the critical starting point to developing a program that can be certified by BS 25999 parts 1 and 2. The course is comprised of 11 single day modules that can be taken over a two week timeframe or in combination over time.

Essentials of Business Continuity Management provides the foundation necessary for new or current professionals interested in either developing a career in Business Continuity Management, seeking certification, or for those professionals responsible for developing a business continuity program for their organization. It is designed to expose the participant to all aspects of a holistic BCM program and to be a solid “how to” guide for building a business continuity program for all types of organizations.

Student activities are included throughout the course and are designed as knowledge checks to reinforce lesson materials and to provide attendees with hands-on activities that will enable them to become familiar with and apply these principles in their jobs. Attendees will gain from hands-on interactive activities designed to assist all professionals in enhancing the visibility and reach of their BCM programs. Essentials of Business Continuity Management concludes with a review for the DRI Qualifying Exam necessary for certification as a business continuity planner from DRI International. Delivery StructureEssentials of BCM is offered as a workbook self-study course as well as an instructor-led course. The full course takes ten business days to complete if taken as a single offering. It has also been divided into modules that can be completed sequentially over time or as stand alone single day courses to meet your individual interests and needs. Certification and AccreditationSuccessful completion of this course with a passing grade on the exam completes the educational component for certification as a Certified Organizational Resilience Specialist (CORS). In addition to preparing you for ICOR’s certification, it prepares the participant for the DRII Qualifying Exam necessary for certification as a business continuity planner from DRI International (DRII) and contributes to the educational component necessary for certification by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). It is worth 7 CEUs of credit. With BS25999 parts 1 and pars 2 hailed as an important step allowing companies to demonstrate their ability to cope with major threats; as well as provide a management systems approach to business continuity management, this course provides you with what you need to develop a program that complies with these certification standards.

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Course Outline:Introduction to Business Continuity ManagementThe purpose of the introduction is to provide an understanding of the business continuity industry - looking at the essential elements by reviewing its history and looking forward toward its future.

Module 1: Understanding Your Organization To be able to develop an appropriate BCM program you must first understand your organization and what activities or processes are essential to ensure continuity of business critical activity to at least a minimum level. BCM must be owned and fully integrated into the organization as an embedded management process. This module will take a close look at the major elements or the cornerstone of developing a business continuity program for your organization. Module 1 also explores the data gathering essentials of conducting a Business Impact Analysis and a Risk Assessment.

Module 2: BCM Strategy Development This module introduces the student to the challenges of selecting the appropriate strategies for the recovery of business processes, critical functions, operations and the supporting information technologies within the specified recovery time objective. It defines alternative strategies, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of strategies and methodologies for presentation tomanagement. Module 2 reviews the three main categories for BCM strategy development: organization-wide strategies, process level strategies, and resource recovery strategies.

Module 3: Developing a BCM ResponseThe aim of the various plan(s) covered in this stage is to identify, as far as possible, the actions that are necessary and the resources which are needed to enable the organization to manage an interruption whatever its cause. Module 3 focuses on plan development identifying the essential components of Incident Management Plans, Crisis Management Plans, Business Continuity Plans, and Business Resumptions Plans - including IT Disaster Recovery Plans. Module 4: Developing a BCM CultureThe successful establishment of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) culture within an organization is dependent upon its integration with the organization’s strategic, and day-to-day, management and alignment with its business priorities. Module 4 reviews how to develop an organizational awareness and training campaign for your organization. Module 5: Exercising, Maintaining, and Auditing the PlanA business continuity management program is not complete without its having been exercised by its people and maintained to keep it up-to-date and executable. Module 5 explores the testing, exercising, maintaining, and auditing the plan to ensure a business continuity capability.

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Essentials of BCM was developed by BCS, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in providing business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management training and consulting.

BCSwww.businesscontinuitysvcs.com

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