Describe three of the key principles that are a focus of the Business Continuity Institute certification.

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

BCI certification focuses on these key principles:

Business continuity management policy and program management-Establishing the need for a business continuity management process, organizing and managing the formulation of the process and developing, coordinating, evaluating, and exercising plans during incidents

Understanding the organization-Identifying critical functions, risk evaluation and control focusing on events and surroundings affecting the organization and controls to mitigate potential loss, and cost/benefit analysis

Determining business continuity strategies-Selecting alternate recovery strategies and solutions based on RTO and RPO, developing, coordinating evaluating and exercising communications plans, and providing trauma counseling

Developing and implementing a BCM response-Developing emergency response procedures, establishing an emergency operations center, experience in handling an emergency, and developing, designing, and implementing BC plans

Exercising, maintaining, and reviewing BCM arrangements-Planning BC exercises, ensuring currency of BC plans, verifying plans against standards, and establishing procedures and policies for coordinating with external agencies

Embedding BCM in the organization's culture-Developing training and awareness plans for BC