Good Practice Guidelines: 2010 Global Edition
The new Good Practices Guidelines (GPG), compiled by an international Working Party of Business Continuity Institute (BCI) members, is now available
The main components remain the same as earlier versions, but there have been some refinement of language and more emphasis on global trends and issues. There are no longer any cross references to BS25999 and no implied direct correlation between GPG 2010 and BS25999, other than at the highest level expressed by the Lifecycle model.
The Good Practice Guidelines 2010 still covers the six phases of the BCM Lifecycle but now links them more directly to what are now defined as Professional Practices (PP). The 6 PPs are sub-divided into 2 Management Practices and 4 Technical Practices.
Management Practices
- Policy & Programme Management
- Embedding BCM in the Organization’s Culture
- Technical Practices
Understanding the Organization
- Determining BCM Strategy
- Developing and Implementing a BCM response
- Exercising, Maintaining and Reviewing
A printed book of the GPG 2010 will be available to purchase from summer 2010. A discount will be available for BCI members.
BCI Training and the BCI Certificate examination are both based on the Good Practice Guidelines and both of these are being updated to ensure compatibility with GPG 2010. It is planned to have new training modules available from May 2010 ahead of a new examination from September/October 2010 to give students ample time to revise for their exam. The BCI will work with training partners to ensure a smooth transition in training that supports examination learning. All candidates who register for the examination will be advised whether the exam they have scheduled is compatible with GPG 2008 or GPG 2010.
See The BCI Good Practice Guidelines.
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