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In this SAI workshop, the topics BCM & DRP will be handled. Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a process that identifies potential threats to an organization and determines what the effects on the business activities if the threats would manifest itself in reality. Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) is part of BCM and includes the whole of measures that the planned recovery, after the action of calamity or disaster, on a quick and efficient manner. Within IT are both BCM as DRP extremely important considerations.

In this practical and interactive workshop is a complete BCM/DRP-trajectory by walk from the business case to the auditing. Participants will receive a comprehensive BCM/DRP-documentation set with templates and checklists.

The workshop is in particular aimed at IT managers, Business Continuity Managers, Risk Managers, Security Managers, auditors, and to all persons involved in the development, implementation and/or maintain BCM/DRP-processes in an organization.

Programme

1. Introduction: a Business Case on BCM/DRP 

• Where does the question come from?
• ' Drivers ' and ' triggers ' for BCM/DRP
• What should and what should not?
• Positioning of BCM and DRP

2. BCM/IT DRP plan-development and implementation 

• The components of a BCM/DRP plan
• The ' involved ' parties (RACI-model)
• How critical business processes and supporting ICT facilities distinguish?
• What are the risks relevant to a BCM/DRP-approach, and what not?
• How should BCM/IT DRP-standards are logged (Fixed Maximum Downtime-MTD, Recovery Time Objectives, Recovery-Point Objectives RTO-RPO)
• Guidelines for the development and validation of realistic and efficient BCM/IT DRP plans

3. Improve the BCM/IT DRP-approachin your organization

• The integration of a BCM/IT DRP-approach in existing processes
• Training
• Test
• Auditing

4. General conclusions & recommendations

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