Business Continuity Management Seminar

CBRMA Seminar: A combined training in Business Continuity Management and Business Continuity Audit

This is a 5-day course that combines both CBRM and CBRA courses. You will save $995 compared to taking CBRM and CBRA courses separately. The course is divided into two parts:

Part 1 is a comprehensive business continuity planning and management workshop which is designed to teach practical methods to develop, test, and maintain a business continuity plan. This business continuity training is based on industry best practices and guidelines for business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management.

Part 2 is an in-depth training in the audits of BC programs and it will enable you to become a BC auditor. Through this training you will be able to prepare your BC program for internal and external audits and also perform assessment of BC programs as an auditor.

Students will have the opportunity to take the two optional business continuity and resilience certification exams: Certified Business Resilience Manager (CBRM) and Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA).

Upcoming CBRMA Seminar venue locations and dates
January 9 - 13, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
February 6 - 10, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
February 13 - 17 , 2012 Toronto, Canada
March 5 - 9, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
April 2 - 6 , 2012 Toronto, Canada
April 16 - 20, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
May 14 - 18, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
June 4 - 8 , 2012 Toronto, Canada
June 11 - 15, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada

Course Fee (Includes optional Certification testing and processing): $2995 USD
The new price will be $3295 USD effective April 2012.
Your saving $995 compared to the cost of CBRM and CBRA individually.

Who Should Take CBRMA Course?

This course is intended for anyone with or without prior knowledge or experience in business continuity or audit. Day 1 includes an overview of the BC program. The following personnel are strongly recommended to attend Business Continuity Audit:

Business continuity coordinator
Business continuity auditor / compliance auditor
Information security auditor
Financial auditor
Internal / external business continuity auditor
Risk management professionals
Business continuity professional / consultant
Senior executive and management
Emergency / disaster recovery professionals

The CBRMA class is designed for anyone who wants to:

Learn business continuity planning and program management
Learn about audit concepts, principles, and a step-by-step audit methodology
Become a business continuity auditor
Conduct an assessment of the business continuity audit within their own organization
Provide business continuity audit consulting services
Learn known difficulties and challenges expected during a business continuity audit

At the end of the CBRMA class students will learn how to:

Establish BC program lifecycle processes within your organization
Assess business and technology requirements for a BC plan
Evaluate business continuity risks to your organization
Identify and select cost-effective BC recovery strategies
Organize an effective BC team
Develop a BC plan document
Coordinate BC plan with external entities
Develop an effective test plan for testing the BC plan
Organize and conduct successful BC plan tests
Establish a process for maintaining the BC plan
Implement a BC plan change management process
Avoid typical mistakes that lead to BC program failures
Understand the main differences between a disaster recovery plan, emergency response plan, crisis management plan, and business continuity plan
Conduct a business continuity audit based on a well-founded audit framework
Review the organization’s business continuity audit processes
Identify strengths and weaknesses of a business continuity audit
Formulate recommendations to strengthen a business continuity audit
Avoid common auditing mistakes
Follow a structured approach to a business continuity audit
Present and explain business continuity audit analysis to senior management
Determine the level of corporate compliance against industry audit standards, rules, and regulations
Reduce risks, vulnerabilities, and operational losses in the event of a business disruption
Reduce insurance premiums through compliance
Improve client, partner, and supplier retention and relationships
Increase control over internal/external business continuity processes
Insure business continuity program and plan are reliable, effective, and on track

CBRMA Part 1 Topics

Introduction
Understand Business Continuity Planning (BCP) concepts.

Purpose and scope of BCP
Importance of Business Continuity plan (BC plan)
Types, sources, and business impacts of disasters and disruptive events
Historical evolution of BCP
Legal and regulatory requirements
Business continuity best practices, standards, and guidelines
Elements of business continuity management and business continuity planning process
Six stages of BCP life-cycle and their deliverables

BCP Process Stage 1 - Risk Management
Assess the threats of disaster, existing vulnerabilities, potential disaster impact, and risk controls options.

Introduction to risks, threats, exposures, impacts, and risk assessment methods
Risk management method: risk assessment, risk control options assessment, risk controls cost-benefit comparison

BCP Process Stage 2 - Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Identify mission critical business processes and their recovery requirements. Analyze the impact to business if these processes are interrupted.

Comparison of BIA and risk assessment
BIA responsibilities
Elements of a BIA: Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD), Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Work backlog, and Data Loss
Method for conducting BIA
BIA deliverables
Example BIA report

BCP Process Stage 3 - Business Continuity Strategy Development
Develop a business continuity strategy for timely and cost-effective recovery from potential business disruptions.

Introduction to business continuity strategy
Identification of recovery scope and requirements
Identification of available recovery alternatives and options
Cost-benefit assessment of available recovery options
Recommendations for recovery service contracts

BCP Process Stage 4 - Business Continuity Plan Development
Develop a document describing the plan for maintaining business continuity (BC).

Objective and scope of BC plan document
Role of BIA and BC strategy in BC plan
Roles and responsibilities of BC plan implementation teams
BC plan implementation phases: initial response and notification, problem assessment, disaster declaration, recovery and resumption, and restoration
Tasks and procedures for each BC plan implementation phase
Crisis communication plan
Emergency response plan
Change control procedures for a BC plan

BCP Process Stage 5 - Business Continuity Plan Testing
Validate the business continuity plan.

Benefits of testing
Types of testing methods
Importance of a test plan
Test plan content
Method for developing a test plan

BCP Process Stage 6 - Business Continuity Plan Maintenance
Maintain the business continuity plan in a constant ready state for implementation.

Importance of BC plan maintenance
Components of BC plan maintenance: change management, periodic testing, regular training, and periodic auditing
Deliverables from each component of BC plan maintenance
Recommendations for effective BC plan change management

Business Continuity Management

Detailed overview of business continuity management
Relationship between business continuity program phases and plan development
Business continuity and resilience program office
Business continuity program audit methodology

CBRMA Part 2 Topics

Purpose and scope of BCP
Introduction to a business continuity program
Business continuity program life-cycle process
Business continuity program management overview
Need for a business continuity audit
Compliance rules, regulations, and standards
Objectives of a business continuity audit
Scope of business continuity audit
Types of business continuity audit
Comparison of internal and external audit
Critical success factors
Audit issues and challenges
Audit methodology phases
Establishing an internal business continuity audit
Comparison of active and passive audits
Business continuity auditor’s role and responsibilities
Business continuity audit related guidelines and standards (including Sarbanes-Oxley)
Business continuity audit budget
Business continuity audit gap analysis
Assessing business continuity and disaster recovery maturity levels
Customizing audit examination approach
Business continuity audit areas
Detailed audit activities for each area
Audit questionnaires and interviews
Business continuity audit tools and templates
Response analysis
Recommendations
Audit reporting guidelines
Sample business continuity audit case study
Sample business continuity audit case study exercises and questionnaires

Part 2 of this course includes a sample case study of a business continuity audit. Students will also learn about the known difficulties and challenges expected during a business continuity audit. Students will receive business continuity audit plan take-home templates.

Course Fee (Includes optional Certification testing and processing): $3295 USD

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