Business Continuity Planning
About Business Continuity Planning
Business
continuity planning (BCP) is the process involved in creating a system
of prevention and recovery from potential threats to a company. The plan
ensures that personnel and assets are protected and are able to
function quickly in the event of a disaster. The BCP is generally
conceived in advance and involves input from key stakeholders and
personnel.
Why is Business Continuity Planning important?
Preparedness
is the key to mitigating risks, avoiding disaster when possible, and
having a plan in place to cope and recover when unavoidable setbacks
occur. Here are a few reasons why this form of planning is so important
•
Complete Inventory - A continuity plan requires you understand all of
your assets and resources, and how they might be compromised. This
information could come in handy, not only during the planning process,
but also in a disaster scenario event.
• Analyze Threats -
Creating a business continuity plan gives you the opportunity to
pinpoint and assess all kinds of threats, to determine how best to
prevent them or alternately, recover.
• Plan for the Worst - It is
always best to have a contingency plan in place should the worst-case
scenario occur. When you suffer a data breach, a fire, a flood, a power
outage, a flu epidemic, or other serious setbacks beyond your control,
having a business continuity plan in place could help to ensure
continued operations and minimize potential losses.
Who should take the Business Continuity Planning Exam?
• Business continuity managers
• Business continuity engineers and professionals
• Risk specialists
• Business continuity consultants
• Management system auditors
• Business owners
• People involved in business continuity and disaster recovery related activities
• IT Support Technicians and IT Managers who are working in any size of organisation
Business Continuity Planning Certification Course Outline
1. Identify Requirements for Plan Development.
2. Design Framework for Plan Development.
3. Identify the Process to support the plan.
4. Publish completed plan.