Opinion: Why is DRI Speaking Out Against Organizational Certification?
Over the last few months, DRI (Disaster Recovery Institute International) has spent a lot of time spreading a message of caution with regard to organizational certification.
Robert Giffin of Avalution Consulting discusses the issues.
“Their article on this topic was published in the last issue of Disaster Recovery Journal (Are You Really Prepared? Who Says So?), it was the topic of a recent webinar (October 29th, 2009), and has also been the message delivered by their executive director in several small group meetings.
“What’s interesting about this PR blitz is that the only business continuity standard currently available for organizational certification in the US is British Standard (BS) 25999. The federal government is developing a voluntary certification program (as mandated in law PS 110-53), but that won’t be available for some time. As a result, DRI’s motivation to encourage the status quo is unclear.”
See Why is DRI Speaking Out Against Organizational Certification? by Robert Giffin, Avalution Consulting: Business Continuity Consulting
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