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Elevating Your Career in Business Continuity
~ Assess Your Marketability & Formulate a Career Path
Elevating Your Career in Business Continuity
~ Assess Your Marketability & Formulate a Career Path
Cheyene HaaseBC Management, Inc.
Cheyene HaaseBC Management, Inc.
Topics of Presentation
• Progression to Today’s BC Professional• Career Path• Credentials in Demand• Assess Your Career• Increase Your Marketability• Tomorrow’s BC Professional• Your Fair Market Value• Ensure Your Marketability
Career Progression
Technology Driven1970’s – 1998– “Disaster
Recovery”– Data Processing/
Data Center Focus– Technology Lead
to a DR Career– Lack of a Focused
BC/DR Career Path
Business Driven1998 – Current– “Enterprise
Contingency Planning”
– Risk Management/ Enterprise Focus
– Multiple Careers Lead to a BC Career
– An Evolving, Upward BC Career Path
Business Continuity Career Path
Chief Officer
Global Manager
Vice President/ Director
Manager/ AVP/ Program Manager
Specialist/ Strategist/ Analyst
Entry-level
Use: Continuity, Assurance, Enterprise, Compliance, Readiness & Resiliency
Avoid:Recovery & Disaster
Credentials in Demand
• Certification (s)• Advanced Education• Expertise in both
Business & Technology
• Global BC Experience
• Wide Array of Disciplines
• Strong Soft Skills
Soft Skills
• Polished Presentation Skills
• Proven Program Management
• Training Expertise• Engage All Levels• Develop Business Case
Scenarios• Understand a Culture Fit• True Passion
Value of Professional Certifications
• Most Recognized• Benefits
– For You– For Your Company
• Dual Certifications– What Makes Sense For You?
• Current Certification Trends– Increase in CBCP – Wide Array of Multiple Certifications
Assess Your Career
• Career Planning– Where do you Want to
be in 5 & 10 years?• Conduct a SWOT• Evaluate Current
Credentials/ Competencies
• Evaluate Current Opportunity.– Employer, Boss, Co-
workers, & Responsibilities
• Be Strategic & Create Opportunities
Increase Your Marketability
• Brand Yourself• Become Certified or Dual Certified• Earn a Bachelor or Masters Degree• Take Advantage of other
Training/Educational Opportunities• Improve Presentation Skills• Sharpen Business or Technology
Knowledge• Expand Expertise in other
Disciplines• Become an Expert/ Leader
Tomorrow’s BC Professional
• Highly Visible• Broader Skill Sets• Increasing Global
Interaction• Stronger Soft
Skills• Strategic
Your Fair Market Value?
Compensation Factors
$ Years of Field & Work Experience$ Job Title & Reporting Structure$ Certification$ Degreed$ IT Expertise$ Geography$ Industry Specialty$ Previous Career$ Competency Knowledge$ Travel$ Work History$ Program Management$ Leadership Capabilities$ Staff Management$ Intangible Skills – Soft Skills, Strategic Planning & Execution
2009 Data Analysis
Behind the Numbers - Chicago, IL
• 51 Respondents in Chicago, IL (45 FTE, 5 Contractors, 1 PTE)– Entry-Level = 2– Planner/ Coord/ Admin = 12– Manager = 17– VP/ Director = 9– Global Manager = 2– Professional Services = 2– Other = 1
Data Assessment
Data Assessment
Data Assessment
Data Assessment
Data Assessment
Data Assessment
Increase in Compensation by Certification
• 23% of the respondents in Chicago, IL attributed an increase in compensation as a result of certification.– Minimum = $3,000– Average = $9,114– Maximum = $25,000
• 64% of these individuals attributed the increase in compensation to the CBCP certification.– Minimum = $6,750– Average = $11,750– Maximum = $25,000
Data Assessment
State/Province Region % of Resp Location Avg 2007 Avg 2008
Chicago (Inside Downtown Loop) $104,637 $111,561
Evanston/ Schaumburg/ Des Plaines/ Waukegan $102,980 $109,975
Naperville/ Downers Grove/ Aurora $117,400 $116,600
Avg per Region $105,367 $111,402
$70,000 $87,000
Avg per Region $70,000 $87,000
Avg per Region $104,545 $110,821 Illinois
Chicago Proper 97.65%
Rockford/ Kankakee 2.35%
Average Total FTE Compensation by Region - Chicago, IL
Data Assessment
Bonus Payout
• Received Bonus?– 2007 = 64%– 2008 = 56%
• 2008 Bonus Payout?– Maximum =
$49,000– Average =
$12,680– Minimum =
$1,500
Data Assessment
Ensure Your Marketability
• Develop Your Brand and Guard It• Continuously Assess Your Career
Path• Seek Out Ways to Sharpen Your
Skills• Always be Networking with Your
Peers• Create a Positive Impact For Your
Organization• Be a Leader or a Contributor Your
Colleagues Want to Work For or With.
Complimentary Compensation Reports
Available at www.bcmanagement.com
Click on Benchmarking on left barSelect “Complimentary Reports”
~ OR ~
Direct Link:http://www.bcmanagement.com/research/index.php#comp
