Business Continuity Practice Exam

About Business Continuity
Business continuity is an organization's ability to maintain essential functions during and after a disaster has occurred. Business continuity planning establishes risk management processes and procedures that aim to prevent interruptions to mission-critical services, and reestablish full function to the organization as quickly and smoothly as possible.

The most basic business continuity requirement is to keep essential functions up and running during a disaster and to recover with as little downtime as possible. A business continuity plan considers various unpredictable events, such as natural disasters, fires, disease outbreaks, cyberattacks and other external threats.

Business continuity is important for organizations of any size, but it might not be practical for any but the largest enterprises to maintain all functions for the duration of a disaster. According to many experts, the first step in business continuity planning is deciding what functions are essential and allocating the available budget accordingly. Once crucial components have been identified, administrators can put failover mechanisms in place.

Why is Business Continuity important?
Business Continuity is important as it provides following benefits
•    Business will be more prepared to handle the unexpected - Businesses can’t expect employees to know the best ways to react during a crisis situation. Leaving each person to respond in his or her own way will, at best, only add to the confusion and at worst, lead to loss of life. A BCP will help document procedures well in advance of an emergency. This way, employees can receive training to protect themselves and make smart decisions without panicking.
•    Business will have safeguards in place - A common misconception is that businesses do not need a business continuity plan if they have insurance. The truth is that a business can’t always rely on insurance alone. Insurance doesn’t always cover peripheral damage of an incident, such as loss of customers, loss of market share and operational setbacks. A BCP only helps bolster safety and security in organization.
•    Business will invest in itself and its ability to bounce back - The time you spend developing and maintaining a business continuity plan is time that you spend investing in company. It’s important to remember that fixed costs will continue after an event, whether you’re open or not. The faster organization can return to business as usual, the more likely you’ll be to fully recover from an unanticipated event.
•    Business will have a plan to continue providing acceptable service after the disaster - Threats, disruptions and disasters can lead to a loss in revenue and higher costs, which in turn can affect profitability. Don’t let an unanticipated event set business back, especially when it comes to production of goods or services. A business continuity plan can help organization keep operations running, retain customers and continue earning revenue.
•    Business will better preserve its corporate reputation, image and revenue stream - Companies that take the time to consider how they’ll respond to emergency situations are genuinely the ones who are able to bounce back and continue operations as usual. A predefined business continuity plan (when combined with proper insurance coverage) will help organization eliminate the need to make hasty decisions under stressful conditions.

Who should take the Business Continuity Exam?
•    Business continuity managers
•    Business continuity engineers and professionals
•    Risk specialists
•    Business continuity consultants
•    Management system auditors
•    Business owners
•    People involved in business continuity and disaster recovery related activities
•    IT Support Technicians and IT Managers who are working in any size of organization

Knowledge and Skills required for the Business Continuity

Critical thinking and good communication skills helps candidate to gain quick success for career in business continuity.

Business Continuity Practice Exam Objectives

Business Continuity exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in incident management, business impact analysis and business resilience .

Business Continuity Practice Exam Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for the Business Continuity exam.

Business Continuity Certification Course Outline

1. Risk Management
2. Business Continuity Basics
3. Business Impact Analysis
4. Emergency Response
5. Crisis Management
6. Incident Management
7. Business Continuity Management System - ISO 22301:2019
8. Governance and Business Continuity
9. Business Continuity Management Framework
10. IT Disaster Recovery and Related Plans
11. BCMS Awareness and organizational culture
12. Maintenance, Monitoring and Assurance
13. Business Resilience
14. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Business Continuity Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199