Breakout Track 4
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Strategic Session 4
The BCP/EM Career Ladder: The Triangle of Success
Novice/Intermediate
Tom Phelan, American Public University
Are BCP and emergency management dead end careers? Many have asked. Learn the ways in which career development is enhanced through professional education, technical training and practical experience. From his work in career development, education, training, and on-the-ground practical experience, the presenter will guide participants through a series of questions leading to personal formulas for enhancing one's career path. Expect an exciting hour of active participation!
Tom Phelan, Ed.D., is professor and program director, emergency and disaster management and fire science, at American Public University's School of Public Safety and Health.
Managerial Session 4
PS-Prep Certification Program: Enhancing National Resilience and Private Sector Preparedness
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced
Ashley P. Moore, FEMA
PS-Prep Certification Program: The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the adoption of three preparedness standards for the private sector to improve national private sector preparedness for disasters and emergencies. The Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep) is a partnership between DHS, the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) American Society for Quality (ASQ), more specifically the American National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and the private sector. This partnership enables private entities to receive certification for their efforts in organizational business continuity and disaster/emergency management. Learn about these proposed standards, how they will shape the future of private sector preparedness, and other relevant collaborations activities.
Ashley P. Moore, senior policy and standardization advisor, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for FEMA. Moore is the federal representative to ANSI, BSI, ASTM, ASIS, EMAP and ISO standard development organizations.
Technical Session 4
Business Continuity in the Supply Chain
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced
Colin Ive, MBCI, CoDRIM Ltd.
Following the huge amount of outsourcing in recent years the risk exposure for companies has never been higher. Today we need clear visibility of the ability of suppliers to have the resilience, via their business continuity plans, to continue to meet their commitments to supply even during a crisis. This session will include discussion of the importance of supply chain resilience, where to start with your suppliers and how to ensure they will keep their commitments.Their problem should not become our problem. Learn strategies you can implement in your organization now.
Colin Ive is an independent BC consultant specializing in business continuity in the supply chain. He serves on the British Standards Institute workgroup producing a guidance document for BS25999 when dealing with the supply chain. He contracted to the Business Continuity Institute to produce and facilitate business continuity in the supply chain workshops internationally.
Emergency Response Session 4
BCM – A Risk Mitigation Approach
Novice/Intermediate
Ramesh Warrier w/eBRP
Your risk management effort should focus on identifying risks and prioritizing mitigation efforts based on impact and cost-benefit analyses. Residual risks are the focus of business continuity management (BCM). The traditional BCM lifecycle yields a plan centric approach to BCM. Using green-yellow-red color coding, plan-centric BCM may satisfy audit requirements, but rarely produces actionable plans that are viable during a disruption. But a risk centric approach focuses on understanding business objectives. A BCM program should protect the organization's assets and ensure continuity of operations. Understanding these assets and interdependencies allows planners to visualize inherent risks, single-points-of-failure, current capabilities and mitigation strategies. Learn how a risk-centric approach can help you create a truly viable and sustainable BCM program for your organization.
Ramesh M. Warrier, director, is the chief visionary and conceptualist behind the eBRP brand. Since graduating from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT / Kanpur), Warrier has accumulated more than 27 years of experience in various technology industry roles. He focuses mainly on demonstrating the value of BC/DR programs by harnessing emerging and leading edge technologies.
Advanced Session 4
BCP Systems: Selecting the Right Tool, Maximizing Your Investment, Ensuring Long Term Success
Advanced
Aaron Callaway, Fairchild Consulting
Many BC programs are challenged with economic distractions, doing more with their current BCP resources, continuously validating their programs, and managing expectations that keep rising. Leveraging Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and a business continuity planning system will mature your current program, bring needed awareness to your program, and obtain the long-term support from your business/IT representatives. ALM is a methodology that is utilized to select the right tool planning system and to maximize the potential of your people, processes, and technologies. This session will review the foundation of ALM and how to leverage this methodology in your BCP practices.
Aaron Callaway is managing partner for Fairchild Consulting focused on business continuity. He has 15 years of consulting and information technology experience.
Information Session 4
DRJ and Forrester BC/DR Market Study: The State of DR Preparedness
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced
Rachel Dines, Forrester Research
Learn the current state of enterprise disaster recovery preparedness and how much progress we've made since 2007. The results from the Disaster Recovery Journal and Forrester's First Annual BC/DR Market Study will be reviewed in this session and compared to the results of the last time this survey was run in 2007. Coverage will include: company practices regarding DR planning, plan maintenance and testing; the percentages of companies that have alternate recovery sites; current recovery tiers and technology selection; company confidence in their DR preparations and more. The conclusion will provide an overall assessment of current DR preparedness efforts and provide recommendations and suggestions for improving preparedness.
Rachel Dines serves infrastructure and operations professionals. Her research focus is on IT continuity and disaster recovery services and technologies, next-generation high availability and backup, and data center strategies.
