DRI International – Page 5

The Return on Investment for Business Continuity Training

There’s no doubt that training in business continuity planning and management is an investment. And as such, organisations are justified in insisting on a return. It’s not just the financial expense of a course, travel and so on, but also the time spent away from one’s normal professional activities. So any training course in business continuity needs to pay attention to ways in which attendees and their organisations can quantify their ROI. Read more

2013-04-15T05:24:12+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

DRII Training Shows You Who Owns What in Business Continuity

Wait a minute – as a Business Continuity professional, doesn’t that already make you responsible for business continuity in your organisation? In many cases it does, but there’s a subtle difference between responsibility and ownership. This just one of the practical points brought out by different DRII training courses. It’s all part of making sure that attendees learn not only the theory and principles that underpin good BC management, but also how to work with the rest of their organisation to make sure that business continuity is real, active and adequate. So where does the difference between being responsible and owning apply? Read more

2013-04-15T05:14:45+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International|

DRI International – much more than just IT disaster recovery

If moving with the times is good, then staying ahead for them is even better. DRI International or DRII for short has grown to become one of the largest business continuity organisations in the world. At the same time as also having one of the broadest bases, the non-profit organisation also helps current and would-be BC practitioners in specific domains such as healthcare and the government agencies. So how has DRII, whose original name was the Disaster Recovery Institute, stayed ahead to go beyond its DR beginnings and become a worldwide leader in the wider field of business continuity management? Read more

2013-04-15T05:11:44+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International|

How DRII Certification Helps to Improve Overall Audits

Nowadays, companies get audited in a variety of ways. Many audits relate to financial and business performance, although there are notable exceptions such health and safety audits. Financial audits for example are intended to express an opinion by an impartial expert about the correctness and realism of the financial statements of an enterprise. Stakeholders and investors use auditing statements to guide them in their own assessment of the overall worth of a company. However, if auditors are to contribute useful, relevant information, they also need some measure of the robustness of the organisation. It is here that DRII certification can help. Read more

2013-04-15T05:07:51+10:00By Dri-ANZ|Certification, DRI International|

“Thinking Around” for Better Disaster Recovery Education

As you progressed in your early education from the basics like learning your alphabet and simple arithmetic, and onwards with subjects like history, geography, maths and the sciences, you may well have been told to read around your subject. Good teachers know that “the map is not the territory” and that if you really want to get the most out of a subject, reading a variety of different texts and articles on that subject is a step forward in expanding your understanding. It lets you gain insights and make connections that might otherwise have eluded you. At disaster recovery plan level however, there’s a further recommended step. Read more

2013-03-07T23:53:42+11:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

How much can business continuity plan best practice be taught?

Some skills in life can be learned, but are difficult, if not impossible, to teach. If you think back to when you learned to ride a bike, to swing on a swing or to whistle, you’ll probably understand what we’re talking about. A similar question arises concerning business continuity plan best practice. While it’s a good objective to aim for, one practitioner’s BCP best practice is not necessarily best for another practitioner. In fact, you may only find out later for your own specific situation what constitutes best practice. So how much sense does it make to talk about teaching it? Read more

2013-03-07T23:40:34+11:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

The Link Between Disaster Recovery Education and Public Relations

Information gains in value when it is applied. That is the reason why training courses should, wherever possible, include a practical side. “Tell, show, do” as a training mantra still makes sense as an effective way to get training participants to use and remember what they experience on the course. The value of disaster recovery education to an organisation can also be increased – not just by applying it on the job, which is of course mandatory, but also using it to drive home a message to two important audiences. Read more

2013-03-07T23:38:08+11:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

Disaster Recovery Education, like Exercise, is Best Done Continually

Olympic champion, you? Don’t worry, that’s not the goal here. You probably know that you don’t have to break records in athletics to get the benefits of basic exercise. Neither do you have to spend every waking hour training in DR to get the dividends of continuing DR education. True, the Disaster Recovery International Institute (DRII) makes repeat examination a condition for continuing to justify DRI certification. However, the work that is needed to stay at a suitable level of expertise can also do you good. And just like exercise, a little of it done regularly and sufficiently often can be enough to net you the two following major advantages. Read more

2013-03-07T23:30:21+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Certification, DRI International, Training|