From sound principles to best
practice…
A
comprehensive E-Learning course from The BCI
Based on the BCM lifecycle, this E-Learning programme is
available as individual chapters or a complete course. Content is
based on the six elements of the Good Practice Guidelines, and
incorporates the British Standard BS25999.
Please Note: E-learning course access is for 60 days and
starts immediately upon signup. A username and password will be emailed to
you shortly after payment.
Click here (pdf)to learn more about the E-learning program,
including course content, structure, and sample screen shots.
Course
Outline
Business Continuity Management Principles (Chapter
1)
Understanding the Organisation (Chapter 2)
Determining BCM
Strategy (Chapter 3)
Developing and Implementing BCM Response (Chapter
4)
Exercising, Maintaining & Reviewing BCM arrangements (Chapter
5)
Embedding BCM in the Organisation’s Culture (Chapter 6)
Business Continuity Management
Principles (Chapter 1)
The first chapter of the BCI
E-Learning Programme provides an introduction to The Business Continuity
Institute, examines the Business Continuity industry as a whole, and
introduces the Good Practices Guidelines. Ethics, member conduct, the BCM
Lifecycle, the Five Business Continuity Management principles, and why
Business Continuity is critical are some of the topics discussed.
Understanding the Organisation
(Chapter 2)
General principles, Business Impact
Analysis, Estimating recovery requirements, Estimating threats (risk
assessment). Although all areas of the business continuity plan are
important, the steps in this section set the conditions for the entire
effort and are critical.
Determining BCM Strategy
(Chapter 3)
Determining BC Strategy looks at the
general issues of ensuring the protection of the ability of the
organisation to deliver a product or service within its Business
Continuity programme. The following section’ Activity Continuity Options’
describes the tactics available for ensuring the continuity the activities
that support the delivery of those products or services.
Developing and Implementing BCM
Response(Chapter 4)
The aim of the various plan (s)
covered in this stage is to identify, as far as possible, the actions that
are necessary and the resources which are needed to enable the
organisation to manage an interruption, whatever its cause.
Exercising, Maintaining &
Reviewing BCM arrangements(Chapter 5)
A Business
Continuity Management (BCM) capability cannot be considered reliable until
it has been exercised. Since it is rarely possible to undertake an
exercise for the whole organisation at one time, a planned exercise
programme is required to ensure that all aspects of the plans and
personnel have been exercised over a period of time. This chapter examines
the various ways a BCM capability can be exercised.
Embedding BCM in the
Organisation’s Culture(Chapter 6)
The successful
establishment of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) within the
organisation’s culture is dependent upon its integration with the
organisation’s strategic, and day-to-day, management and alignment with
its business priorities. This chapter examines those integration
strategies.
