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BCOE-300 – A Positive Business Impact for Business Continuity

DRI International’s one day course BCOE-300 is designed to teach participants the reasons why business impact analysis should be done and the value of doing it. The course content is broadly applicable to all parts of an organisation or enterprise, even if attendees may have a job role that focuses on business continuity. The key elements such as critical business processes, recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO), interdependencies, vital records and acceptable exposure are all presented and discussed. However, if you’re thinking of sending staff on this course, there’s an additional aspect that might well interest you too. Read more

BCLE2000 – Doubly Good for Business Continuity Management and Business

If you’re considering sending your business continuity staff to this professional BCM certification course, you might also like to know about some of its wider-ranging benefits. The BCLE2000 training prepares participants for the Professional Qualifying Examination of DRI International. Success in this exam means achieving a status recognised worldwide. That’s the assurance to your organization that you have competent, knowledgeable personnel on board to reinforce and enhance business continuity. But what also counts is the route to that certification during the first four days of the training and a certain positive ‘ripple effect’ that organisations see afterwards. Read more

BCP 501 as Part of a True Skills Building Approach

Education can significantly improve knowledge and performance. However, much of that improvement depends on attitude. BCP 501, the 2.5 day review course on Business Continuity Planning, is no exception. Knowledge, competences and methodology are all packed into 16 hours of concentrated value for those who choose to approach it as skills-building rather than just ‘schooling’. What are the differences between these two approaches – and how can you get the most out of your business continuity training? Read more

Business Continuity Management Overview (BCOE-000) and Cross-Training

For managers, auditors and others who want a comprehensive overview of business continuity management, the BCOE-000 course from DRI provides great foundation knowledge. The one-day course uses the 10 Industrial Best Practices for BC Practitioners defined by DRI as a framework. Terminologies, definitions and practical applications then complete this awareness training. But the BCOE-000 overview goes further than being a useful, fast-paced and fun course. It’s also an opportunity for organisations to develop some cross-training, a tactic that can have additional positive benefits. Read more

Getting the Most Out of BCLE-AUD for Business Continuity Auditors

Whether you’re a either a novice or an experienced planner or auditor, the BCLE-AUD course has several advantages to offer you. Of course, there’s the up-to-date course information and the certification to DRI standards, as a Certified Business Continuity Auditor (CBCA) or Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor (CBCLA). But this 4.5 day course on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity is also a unique opportunity to meet peers and exchange notes, ideas and why not, business cards with your fellow attendees. What you get out of this course will be a combination of the following. Read more

2014-04-28T11:30:32+10:00By |DRI International, Training|

Business Continuity Management Certification Course (BCLE2000) – Put It Into Action!

If you’re planning to attend the 4.5 day BCLE2000 course and achieve DRI International certification, good for you! The course gives attendees a thorough grounding in business continuity management, addressing each of the ten Professional Practices defined by the DRI. But what also counts is the use you make of this information when you get back to your own organisation. Review, apply and practice! Information is only of value when it’s applied to solve a problem or improve a situation. The following tips may help you to maximise the effects. Read more

2014-04-22T11:15:40+10:00By |DRI International, Training|

Business Continuity Planning Review (BCP-501) – It Starts Before You Get There!

The name of the course says it all – or does it? A business continuity planning review course means training for people who have already had experience of business continuity. But good BC practice also means that while you’re in training, your organisation still continues to function properly. Don’t be a single point of failure! Follow the tips below to prepare for a truly productive three days covering risk and business impact analysis, forming BC teams, testing your BC planning, the Incident Command System, and much more. Read more

2014-04-15T12:33:55+10:00By |DRI International, Training|

Making Your Business Continuity Plan – Tips for Success

You’ve had the training, you know your subject, now it’s time to get that business continuity plan down on paper – or into your PC. However, what seems crystal clear in your head when you start may not turn out quite the same way after you’ve written it out. To help construct a plan that does justice to your vision of how things should be, start with the scope of your business continuity plan. First, make sure that your plan addresses business continuity for processes, not for isolated incidents: for example, ‘denial of access to premises’, rather than ‘fire at the main entrance’. Second, make sure your plan covers all the essential processes – and not just the ones for IT or a central factory, for example. Read more

Training and Certification in Societal Security – What’s That?!

You can stop holding your breath. Societal security as in the standard ISO 22301:2012 is remarkably similar to business continuity management. Before this standard, there was another one called BS 25999-2 that was clearly positioned as the reference for BC management. The ISO standard replaces BS 25999-2. The ISO 22301: 2012 standard however makes provision for an organisation to be certified by an accredited body. That means the organisation can show proof of compliance to its different stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees, investors and senior management. Read more

That Mega-Test of Your Business Continuity You’ve Been Waiting For

You’ve trained for business continuity challenges. You’ve planned and practised, in case that server crash, flood, fire or earthquake hits your business tomorrow. But all these events are subject to chance. They may or may not happen. Here’s another challenge to business continuity that will certainly happen however, and that is likely to affect a vast number of organisations and enterprises around the world. It’s the end of support by Microsoft for its Windows XP operating system. To understand why this is such a major event, after over 12 years of XP existence, we should start by looking at some of the statistics. Read more

2014-02-17T10:23:54+11:00By |Disaster Recovery, Training|