Events & Activities

Avoiding Chaos in a Crisis:
A 1-day Appreciation Course for Business Continuity Management Systems in Accordance with BS 25999:2007

January 22, 2009, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
ISACA Manila Professional Development Center

Resource Speaker:
Richard O. Regalado Principal Strategies Advisor LA BCMS QMS TICSS, CqBA  

Course Description
Business Continuity is a serious issue for all organizations and its management should be a fundamental element of the entire business. The ability for an organization to maintain its critical operations during and following a disastrous event, as well as the speed at which it is able to re-establish its full functionality, can be the difference between success and failure. This 1-day practical course will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and the new standard BS 25999.
 
BS25999-2:2007 is the new standard for business continuity within organizations. It contains best practice in developing and implementing a robust business continuity plan.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the courses delegates will:
> Know the key features and content of BS2599
> Understand how to use the standard to support Business continuity planning within their organization.

> Be able to develop a BCM system based upon best practice principles and BS25999
> Understand the benefits and be aware of some of the pitfalls in Business Continuity management
> Understand how to achieve certification to BS25999, and the resource requirements
 
Course Outline
Why bother to do BCM?
> Clarifying the terminology: BCM , DR & BCMS
> Overview of BS25999 and its value
> Understanding the organisation (BIA)
> Developing a BCM strategy – resilience and contingency planning
> Developing the BCM response – business continuity planning, organisation and communications
> Maintenance, testing and rehearsal

Target Audience
> Business continuity managers
> Risk managers
> Quality managers
> IT managers
> Information security professionals
> Professionals who will be involved in developing BS25999 for their organization
> Auditors who will be auditing the continuity of business operations

Pre-requisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of the key functions and operations of their own organization and come prepared to discuss in broad terms some of the risk and performance issues which may affect their business.

Attendees should have a good understanding of the key functions and operations of their own organization and come prepared to discuss in broad terms some of the risk and performance issues which may affect their business.
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Related File: BCMS.pdf

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