AMBCI, CBCI, FBCI all sounds impressive, but what exactly are you getting for your money when you recruit a qualified BCM professional with these letters after their name? The Business Continuity Institute’s Donna Monkhouse, Marketing Communications Executive, explains.

As a newcomer to the BCI and the world of business continuity, part of my company induction was spent with the membership team, and it was here that I was subject to an avalanche of acronyms that engulfed me with so much confusion that it threatened to suffocate ‘my little grey cells’ as they fought to digest and assimilate the coded messages that were winging their way to me. This is my attempt to cut through the letters and shed some light on what these all stand for from a practical point of view.

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TIME will be the core theme of BCAW 2012. Business Continuity Institute (BCI) research shows the most common reason why organisations don’t have a BCM programme is they feel they will be able to deal with a crisis “when it happens;” in fact many organisations feel they are good at managing a crisis.

Continue reading Business Continuity Awareness Week 19th to 23rd March 2012

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TIME will be the core theme of BCAW 2012. Business Continuity Institute (BCI) research shows the most common reason why organisations don’t have a BCM programme is they feel they will be able to deal with a crisis “when it happens;” in fact many organisations feel they are good at managing a crisis.

For Business Continuity Awareness Week in 2012 the focus is on the reasons why this approach is insufficient at best and dangerous at worst by  considering the consequences on customers, employees and citizens of such an approach. The BCI welcomes contributions from members and partners that address the time element of BCM and the importance of planning ahead, developing a capability for effective response, and examples of where “dealing with it when it happens” breaks down.

Business Continuity Awareness Week is the global educational event for people to learn more about Business Continuity Management and how they will benefit from its application. The BCI is proud to facilitate this growing and successful event which has featured a number of new initiatives to help raise awareness of the value of BCM. It also allows the BCM community to engage with policy makers, opinion formers and other key stakeholders. As part of the week, the BCI provides support in a number of areas as set out below, but ultimately the success of BCAW rests with the engagement and enthusiasm of its members and partners.

As in previous years, a dedicated portal has been set up to allow the BCI to signpost different activities, forums and resources available during BCAW. This site will be updated through to the end of March 2012.

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The annual Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) 2012 will take place on 19th to 23rd March.

Continue reading Business Continuity Awareness Week 2012: 19th-23rd March 2012

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The BCI will be hosting the first annual BCI Awards – North America exclusively at DRJ Spring World 2012. Open to all BCM professionals regardless of professional membership and/or certification, the BCI Awards – North America will immediately be recognized as the de-facto standard for business continuity professional recognition of achievement.

Continue reading Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Announces Their Call For Nominations for the Inaugural BCI Awards – North America

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Research from across 62 countries has revealed that 85 percent of organizations surveyed recorded at least one supply chain disruption in 2011; 40 percent of disruption originated below the immediate supplier.

Continue reading Business Continuity Institute Survey Reveals The High Levels & Deep-Rooted Nature Of Supply Chain Failure

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TIME will be the core theme of BCAW 2012. Business Continuity Institute (BCI) research shows the most common reason why organisations don’t have a BCM programme is they feel they will be able to deal with a crisis “when it happens;” in fact many organisations feel they are good at managing a crisis.

For Business Continuity Awareness Week in 2012 the focus is on the reasons why this approach is insufficient at best and dangerous at worst by  considering the consequences on customers, employees and citizens of such an approach. The BCI welcomes contributions from members and partners that address the time element of BCM and the importance of planning ahead, developing a capability for effective response, and examples of where “dealing with it when it happens” breaks down.

Business Continuity Awareness Week is the global educational event for people to learn more about Business Continuity Management and how they will benefit from its application. The BCI is proud to facilitate this growing and successful event which has featured a number of new initiatives to help raise awareness of the value of BCM. It also allows the BCM community to engage with policy makers, opinion formers and other key stakeholders. As part of the week, the BCI provides support in a number of areas as set out below, but ultimately the success of BCAW rests with the engagement and enthusiasm of its members and partners.

As in previous years, a dedicated portal has been set up to allow the BCI to signpost different activities, forums and resources available during BCAW. This site will be updated through to the end of March 2012.

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The 2011 BCI Continuity & Resilience Awards were held in Mumbai, India on the 26th September and a list of winners has now been published by the Business Continuity Institute.

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Business Continuity Awareness Week is facilitated by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), the international membership body for business continuity management with over 6,000 members in 100+ countries.

Continue reading Business Continuity Awareness Week 2012: March 19th to 23rd

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The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has recently signed a landmark agreement with the Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ), which will strategically align the two business continuity management (BCM) leaders and expand the services and offerings to their members, readers and attendees. For the BCM Community, this is a very significant move as the alliance will mark the beginning of a relationship that will ensure continued global influence across industries and create a platform to broaden and deepen discussions and thought leadership in business continuity and related professions for a more secure and resilient society, domestically and internationally.

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The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has produced two Business Continuity training DVDs:

Practice Makes Perfect: Exercising Made Easy – a Comprehensive Guide to Exercising Business Continuity Plans

and

Understanding Your Business: How to do a Business Impact Analysis.

Both videos and accompanying CDs have been structured around the BCI Good Practice Guidelines and the BS25999 standard.

Only $60.00 each!

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Understanding Your Business: How to do a Business Impact Analysis – Training DVD

This 20 minute original film, complemented by a data CD, takes the viewer through the essential elements of a BIA: what it is; how to get management “buy in” and how to conduct a BIA.

The training film – based in a hotel – takes the viewer on an information gathering journey through the eyes of Ed, the lead character. We see Ed conducting his BIA in this familiar setting, providing the viewer with a clear and usable analogy.

The CD that accompanies the film contains a comprehensive questionnaire with a set of templates and guidance notes together with expert industry advice.

CD Contents:

• A word booklet containing a step by step guide to undertaking a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) including:
  • Understanding your business as part of the BCM lifecycle
  • What is a BIA?
  • The purpose of a BIA
  • The motivation for BCM and the sponsor
  • Establishing the scope
  • Methods and Techniques for Collecting Data
  • Determining how results will be used
  • Gathering and verifying your results
  • Identifying Respondents
• BIA questionnaire template with notes
• Sign and Review template
• FAQs
• Risk Assessments and the BIA with template

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Practice Makes Perfect: exercising made easy – a comprehensive guide to exercising Business Continuity plans – Training DVD

Using a theatrical analogy, this clear, concise, and visually interesting 20 minute film demonstrates how performance (BC plan) is rehearsed – from simple desk top exercising through to more complex scenarios. The film is engaging and achieves a robust mix of practical training and engaging drama viewed through the eyes of a BCM Practitioner.

The accompanying CD contains a 2,700 word booklet detailing a step-by-step guide to exercising with templates; a guide to creating exercise scenarios; role-play scripts and debrief notes.

CD Contents:

• Annex A Main Event List
• BCI Booklet
• Creating Your Own Scenario
• Debrief Template
• Exercise Invitation Template
• Exercise Manager’s Notes
• Fire Scenario
• Glossary
• Injects Template for Role‐Players
• Scripts Flood
• BSI Folder
• BS 25999 Product Sheet
• BS 25999 A4 Advertisement for BSIDVD
• BS 25999 Global Product Guide
• BS 25999 Part 2 and Certification for BCI Continuity Magazine
• BSI Management Systems profile for BCIDVD
• About BCI
• About Ear Productions BC

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SPECIAL OFFER! “Practice Makes Perfect” DVD, PLUS the groundbreaking book, Disaster Recovery Testing: Exercising Your Contingency Plan. Only $99.00 for the DVD PLUS book – save $10.00 if purchased together!

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