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Writing the Business Continuity Plan


BCM Plan Writing and Maintenance Programs: CS IL BCM 2031

Course Description:

Writing the Business Continuity Plan is an important element in Module 3 Developing a BCM Response that can be certified by BS 25999 parts 1 and 2. It is part of the Essentials of Business Continuity Management series.

The Business Continuity Plan pulls together the response of the whole organization to a disruptive incident. This course reviews the components of a business continuity plan and how they relate to the organization’s overall BCM response capability. The business continuity plan is activated when a disaster strikes the organization. This usually means the activation of all of the organization’s plans in addition to the business continuity plan.

Student case study materials include the Institute for Home and Business Safety’s (www.ibhs.org) Open for Business Toolkit – a toolkit available to you for free as part of taking this course – a bonus takeaway available from ICOR!

Activities and case studies are included throughout the course and are designed as knowledge checks and reinforcement of key concepts and will provide participants with hands-on interactive activities that will enable you to become familiar with and apply these principles immediately in your job. You will leave with the tools to enhance the visibility and reach of your organization’s BCM program.

In addition, practice exam questions are included as part of the course to prepare you for both the DRII Qualifying Exam and the ICOR BCM Specialist Exam.

As a result of completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the role of the business continuity plan in the response and recovery efforts of the organization
• List the essential elements of a business continuity plan
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the business continuity teams

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Purpose and Scope
  • Plan Invocation / Activation
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Identification of Critical Activities
  • Resource Requirements
  • Key Strategy Documentation
  • Action Plans / Task Lists
  • Business Continuity Plan Audit Points

Delivery Structure

Writing the Business Continuity Plan is a one-day instructor led course. It can also
be taken as a self-study course. This course is an important element in Module 3
of the Essentials of Business Continuity Management series.

Certification and Accreditation

Become a Business Continuity Management Professional (BCMP). This course is
one step towards earning this certification. Writing the Business Continuity Plan is
worth .7 CEUs or 7 hours of credit.

In addition, 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).

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.