CBRM Seminar: Business Continuity Planning & Management (3-day workshop)
The CBRM Seminar is a comprehensive all-in-one 3-day business continuity planning and management training course which is designed to teach practical methods to develop, test, and maintain a business continuity plan and establish a business continuity program. The seminar provides open-concept education and is based on industry best practices and guidelines for the BCM process and the six stages of the BCP process:
- Risk Management
- Business Impact Analysis
- Business Continuity Strategy Development
- Business Continuity Plan Development
- Business Continuity Plan Testing and
- Business Continuity Plan Maintenance.
It is consistent with international standards, guidelines, and best-practices such as ISO/IEC 17799, NFPA 1600, BS 25999, COBIT, and Spring Singapore TR 19.
The seminar is suitable for anyone with or without prior business continuity or disaster recovery knowledge or experience. It gradually proceeds from introductory to advanced topics in business continuity planning and includes a detailed overview of business continuity management. Day 1 of the seminar provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of the business continuity planning and management process.
Students will have the opportunity to take the optional business continuity certification exam during the CBRM Seminar course.
To become a Certified Business Resilience Manager (CBRM). Learn more about becoming a CBRM at the BRCCI website (www.brcci.org) .
Workshop Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, you will be able 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.
Testimonials
"It was a course rich in content, meticulously presented and would enrich the knowledge of developing Disaster Recovery Managers, sharpen the skills of Business Continuity Plan developers and really open the eyes of would-be believers still sitting on the fence! In this field we strive to make contingency plans to cover most eventualities but situations like those in New Orleans , post-Huricane Katrina, not only boggles the mind but underscores the need for excellent foresight in this field. Sentryx provides the tools to do so." - Roslyn B., M.D, Assisstant Director, Burmuda Hospital.
I just wanted to drop a note to say that "The course was very useful and Rick did an excellent job. He is a great instructor and is obviously very knowledgeable in the field." - Daniel M.
Business Continuity Workshop Outline
The workshop is based on industry best practices and guidelines for the six stages of the BCP process:
- Risk Management
- Business Impact Analysis
- Business Continuity Strategy Development
- Business Continuity Plan Development
- Business Continuity Plan Testing and
- Business Continuity Plan Maintenance.
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
Business Resilience, Continuity, and Disaster Recovery
- Evolution of business continuity to business resilience
- Limitations of business continuity and disaster recovery planning
- Business resilience concepts and model
- Business resilience management
- Business resilience strategy
- Enterprise risk management
Other Topics
- Overview of BC program audit methodology
- BC standards document review
- BC program maturity levels
Audience
This workshop is designed for anyone responsible for developing business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans, managing business continuity projects, or participating in business continuity planning.
The workshop is especially useful for business continuity and disaster recovery planners, business unit managers, project managers, senior management, and staff from information technology, security, emergency response and crisis management, communications, and human resource departments.
Students gain skills through discussions, hands-on practice in small group exercises, and through an easy-to-follow student manual.
Upcoming 3-day CBRM Seminar venue locations and dates
January 9 -11, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
January 23 - 25, 2012 San Diego, California
February 6 - 8, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
February 13 - 15, 2012 Toronto, Canada
February 27 - 29, 2012 New York, New York
March 5 - 7, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
March 19 -21, 2012 Washington, DC
April 2 - 4 , 2012 Toronto, Canada
April 9 -11, 2012 New York, New York
April 16 - 18 ,2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
April 30 - May 2, 2012 San Diego, California
May 14 - 16 , 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
May 30 - June 1, 2012 Orlando, Florida
June 4 - 6 , 2012 Toronto, Canada
June 11 - 13, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
June25 - 27, 2012 Washington, DC
Course Fee (Includes optional Certification testing and processing):
$1995 USD
The new price will be $2395 USD effective April 2012.
Students will receive special discounts towards hotel accommodations.
On-site Course:
This course can be offered at your company site. If your company has mulitple number of students, then take advantage of cost savings of instructor-led training at your facilities. Please contact us for details on number of students and on-site course fees.
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Consistent with international standards, guidelines, and best practices such as ISO/IEC 17799 and NFPA 1600.
