The BCI The world’s leading institute for business continuity

BCM exists to improve organizational resilience.

“The Three C’s” :

• Contingency

• Capability, and

• Crisis Response

are all parts of BCM

BCM is not just for responding to catastrophic physical events – it adds value in dealing with any situations where the ability to meet key business priorities are compromised

Why is Business Continuity Important?

The benefits of good BCM include:• Faster recovery after outages (improved productivity)• Less financial loss (improved performance)• Fewer missed deliveries and calls (better customer service)• Improved compliance and corporate governance

Which lead to:• Competitive advantage

Benefits of Good BCM

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What About The Future?

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What Do We Know that We Don’t Know

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What We Need to KnowIntelligence, Answers

What We Think We KnowUnconfirmed, Not Corroborated

What We KnowConfirmed, Factual

Improving organizational resilience

The BCM Lifecycle

The Six Professional Practices

• The BCI is the world’s most eminent business continuity institute with 8000 members in over 100 countries worldwide.

• Our name is instantly recognised as standing for good practice and professionalism.

• Statutory membership of the BCI provides internationally recognised status

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

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Global Membership

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• The overall BCI purpose is to promote the art and science of business continuity worldwide.

• The wider role of the BCI is to promote the highest standards of professional competence and commercial ethics in the provision and maintenance of business continuity planning and services.

Our Aim

The BCI seeks to do this worldwide by:

Raising standards in BC Undertaking industry research Driving thought leadership in BC Facilitating the sharing of best practice in BC Training and certifying professionals Raising the value of the profession Developing the business case for BC

How Do We Do This?

Our advocacy work with Governments and Standards Bodies includes: • We work closely with the UK Government Cabinet Office • We work closely with the EU in Brussels• We have good contacts with Resiliency Directorate at The White House • BCI Members have had leading roles on the development of BCM

Standards:• National Standards in the UK, US, Australia and Singapore • International Standards with ISO22301 and ISO 22313

• Official BCI Partners include United Nations Head Offices in New York and its agency Unicef.

Advocacy

Our research includes:• Annual Supply Chain Survey• Annual Horizon Scan Survey• The Business Value of BCM – selling BCM to the C-Suite• Thought Leadership white papers on a range of resilience related topics.

Research

• BCI Training provides BC professionals with the knowledge and skills they need

• All training is based on the Good Practice Guidelines• Designed to meet the current and future needs of

business continuity professionals worldwide;• Delivered by a global network of BCI licensed

training partners• Leads to an internationally recognised credential in

BC, including CBCI (Certificate of the BCI Examination) and DBCI (Diploma of the BCI)

• Enables you to develop specialist skills to improve your expertise in BC.

BCI Training and Education

• The most comprehensive and independent view of current thinking in Business Continuity (BC)

• Written by BC professionals for BC professionals

• Body of knowledge for Business Continuity• Used in training and examining individuals

and organizations• Reference material for Academic institutions

The BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2013A Guide to Global Good Practice in Business Continuity

BCI GPG

• Step One – Complete some GPG Training• Step Two – Take the Certificate of the BCI

Examination (CBCI), which tests a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of GPG 2013

• Step Three – Pass this examination and attain an internationally recognised credential in BC and the post-nominal designation CBCI.

• Step Four – Use your CBCI to progress to Statutory membership of the BCI

• Step Five – Practise, Practise and Practise – gain experience and upgrade your membership to progress through the Statutory ranks

Five Steps to Certification

• BC professionals seeking international recognition of their professional and technical competency

• Individuals currently working in BCM related functions who are seeking to improve their knowledge and understanding of Business Continuity

• Individuals who are looking to benefit from being part of a global network of like-minded professionals to share good practice in BC

• Newcomers to the discipline who are considering a career in BC or a related profession

Who Should Become a Member?

• BCI Membership differentiates between Statutory and non-Statutory members, thus providing entry to the BCI for both experienced BC professionals as well as newcomers to the discipline.

• Statutory membership grades include:Fellow (FBCI), Member (MBCI) and Associate Member (AMBCI) and are all certified grades.

• Non-Statutory membership includes CBCI (Affiliate), Affiliate and Student.

Different Levels of Membership

• Enables organizations to work more closely with the BCI to help raise the profile of BC as a discipline and to promote the highest standards of professional competence in BC worldwide

• Campaigns to ensure that BC is viewed and adopted as a key management discipline in private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

• Has been in operation now since 2007 • Currently over 100 Corporate Partners worldwide• Organizations can join at Standard, Associate and Premium Level• Sponsorship packages can be added – Bronze, Silver

and Gold

BCI Corporate Membership

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