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Business Continuity Management
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It’s not about the plan
How does one end up as Business Continuity Professional?
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The company initiated a BC or DR project and I was assigned to the team.
I worked for a consultancy firm and we saw an opportunity in the marketplace.
I worked in ES or DF and found work in the BC profession after leaving.
Planned or Accidental?
Most BC Professionals did not embark on a career in Continuity Management
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It’s not about the plan
Differing Views of BCM
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A Business View BCM?
Awareness Business Case Project BAU
5Many Managers view BCM as a linear process
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Business Continuity Management is complementary to the Corporate Risk Management process.
Business Continuity Management is a process and not a project.
Business Continuity is part of the strategic business processes.
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A View of the BCM Professional?
BCM Lifecycle BS25999-1
BCM is a continuous process
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Illustration © www.businessasusual.net.au Holistic BCM
The Business as Usual Cycle
BCM is a holistic process
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It’s not about the plan
What are we doing as Continuity Professionals?
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Continuous Professional Development, Webinars, Conferences, Forums, Mentor and Coach etc.
Staying networked and involved in the Business Continuity profession locally, nationally and internationally.
Planned or Accidental?
It is not enough to just have BCM experience
Actively championing BC, campaigning for change.
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Disaster Recovery Institute International(Institute for Continuity Management)Professional PracticesCode of EthicsTrainingMember CertificationVendor CertificationSkills based membership grades
Business Continuity InstituteProfessional PracticesCode of EthicsTrainingMember CertificationMentor SchemeGood Practice Guidelines BS25999BCI BenchmarkSkills based membership grades
Business Resilience Certification Consortium InternationalCode of ConductTrainingCertificationBusiness Resilience ModelConsistent with BCI/DRI Professional PracticesSkills based membership grades
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Continuity ForumNZ Membership CommitteeNZ CF MeetingsIndustry Training & Workshops
Business Continuity InstituteInternational MembershipNZ RepresentativeTraining & Certification
Business as Usual NZ Training Programme Holistic BCM
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DRI InternationalInternational MembershipTraining & Certification
Business Resilience Certification ConsortiumInternational MembershipTraining & Certification
Bright Star & ConferenzNZ Conferences & Training
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It is up to you…
The difference is compliance versus commitment from you and the company to a resilient organisation
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Project or Profession?
Panel Discussion
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References• Business Continuity Management, A
Hiles & P Barnes
• Disaster Recovery Planning, J Tiogo
• BS25999 Business Continuity Management
• How to deploy BS25999, Avaulation Consulting, BSI Management Systems
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL
• A Risk Management Approach to Business Continuity J Graham, D Kaye
• R&A Crisis Management Services www.raconsulting.net
• Business Continuity Institute www.thebci.org
• The Institute for Continuity Management www.drii.org
• Continuity Forum www.continuity.net.au
• Business Resilience Certification Consortium http://www.brcci.org
• Continuity Central www.continuitycentral.com
• Business as Usual www.businessasusual.net.au