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PRC-1:
BCP Management
Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Randy Till, CBCP
$495 per person
Learn practical and real-life solutions required to establish a
business continuity program within your organization. The key to
success in moving your BCP program forward is gaining the foothold
within your organization’s culture and business processes.
Till will provide examples, roadblocks that can be overcome and
proven techniques using the 18 years of experience and knowledge
he has gained implementing business continuity programs within several
organizations.
This class will concentrate on the establishment of the BCP program
within your organization, covering the steps necessary to setup
a program, define a vision and work to gain the necessary support
and participation within your company will be discussed in detail.
Following best practices in the industry, you will learn how to
increase the value of business continuity planning within your organization.
Till will share his views on the necessary components and practices
required to establish a comprehensive BCP program and discuss keys
to the successful implementation and integration of BCP concepts
and practices within your company. This class promises to provide
value and insight to the students in attendance.
In addition, each student will receive a free copy of the educational
film “Best Practices in BCP” and will be provided with
practical and valuable strategies, concepts and methods to support
business continuity planning efforts within their organization
Randy Till, CBCP, is vice president, global business continuity
management for MasterCard International.. He has been implementing
BC programs within several organizations during his 18-year career.
Catherine Kimball is the director of business continuity planning
for MasterCard International.
PRC-2:
BCP/DR Projects Made Easy
Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Barry W. Pruitt
$495 per person
Whether planning emergency response teams, facility drills, an
exercise, hot-site activation or a BIA, it’s a fact. Completing
projects on time, budget, and with the desired results gives you
credibility. This course is sponsored by the Project Management
Institute (PMI®) internationally!
Have you struggled getting your project started? Confused by project
schedule vs. project plan? Is it a challenge to communicate project
issues, risks or status effectively with management? Having challenges
negotiating needs? Are projects crucial to your personal success?
We’ll leap into project management and help you focus on project
results because good things happen to those who know how to manage
projects.
This training includes tips, tricks, and techniques to get buy-in
(even from those not under your control); Define/clarify project
goals and mission; Discover planning, scheduling, and organizational
tools used by professionals; Practice project monitoring; Know how
to set (and meet) milestones…negotiate new deadlines…motivate
a team that’s losing interest…and what to do when plans
change midstream.
Participants receive an audio of “Negotiate for All Your Worth”
and “An Overview of Project Management,” featuring Michael
Herrera and Barry Pruitt.
Barry Pruitt has 21 years experience managing projects, teaches
“train the trainer” for project managers and 12 years
of project consulting and teaching experience with organizations
including Walt Disney, and is an adjunct professor for the USC Business
School.
PRC-3:
Emergency Operations Center:
The Critical Tool for Event Management
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Regina Phelps
$650 per person
An emergency operations center (EOC) is both a physical place and
a way of working during an event. This workshop covers what you
need to know to design both the place and the management concept.
• Physical design factors
• Incident Command System
• Equipment and tools
• Who should be involved?
• Sustained Operations
• Communication concerns and solutions
• Role of Senior Management
• Forms and Processes
• Virtual EOC’s
Regina Phelps is an internationally recognized expert in the field
of emergency management and continuity planning. With more than
21 years of experience, she has provided consultation and speaking
services to clients in four continents. She is founder of Emergency
Management & Safety Solutions, a training and consulting company
specializing in emergency management, continuity planning and safety.
PRC-4: Public/Private Partnerships for BCP and Homeland
Security
Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19, 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
$495.00 per person
Presenters: Deidrich Towne, Jr., CBCP
Peter Laz, CBCP
Gary Villeneuve, MBCP
Formerly Fundamentals of BCP/Emergency Management Practices, PPBI
has revised this course to more closely meet the needs of business
continuity and emergency planners new to the field. Partnering is
fundamental to preparedness, response and recovery activities
in most business interruptions, but especially in area disasters,
terrorist attacks, and potential biological or chemical incidents.
PPBI’s instructors have first-hand knowledge of declared disasters
in both the private and public sectors. This course is a complete
introduction of private and public similarities, command posts,
cost/benefit analyses, and plan design. The course qualifies for
DRII credit toward re-certification.
Deidrich Towne, CBCP, is security and disaster recovery manager
for NationalGrid, USA and serves as chairman, PPBI Board of Directors.
Peter Laz, CBCP, is a board member of PPBI. He is responsible
for the BC and incident management programs at Capital District
Physicians’ Health Plan.
Gary Villeneuve, MBCP, is president of Business Continuance Professionals,
Inc. He has 33 years of IT and BC experience.
PRC-5:
BC Planning Made Simple
Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 18, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
$450 per person
Presenter: Norman Harris, CRP
Tracy Cowan, CBCP

Since 9/11 what are we most worried about? Network Security? Physical
Security? Terrorist Threats? Loss of Critical Staff? Power Outages?
Natural Disasters? This interactive class will teach the student
everything he/she needs to know to get started on their DR/BCP.
Bring your laptop to this class and we will provide you with a CD
full of resources, forms and questionnaires to utilize.
Harris will cover the following:
• Risk Assessments Questionnaires
• Network Security Questionnaires
• Development of Business Processes
• Recovery Time Objectives
• Time Lines for Recovery
• Development of DR/BCP Teams
• Impact on Operations
This unique class is taught by Norm Harris and during the class
he will personally assist you with your SR/BC Plan and insure that
you have all the tools you need. Come to this class for one on one
training, but register early. Space is limited.
Norman Harris is recognized as a leader in IT management and as
founder of the DRP industry. He is the former chairman and CEO of
The Harris Recovery Group, Inc.
Tracy Lee Cowan, CBCP, CRP is business continuity/disaster recovery
consultant for ICSI Consulting Services, Inc.
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