Question 1

The BCP process is lead by a Project Manager.

Accepted Answer

Business continuity planning should be considered a project within the enterprise. As such, it should be managed using project management best practices as determined by the organization.
Key takeaway: An excellent business continuity planner works to proactively improve their project management skills.

Question 2

Whose job is it to establish the need for a business continuity program?&#10;A)CEO&#10;B)Board of Directors&#10;C)Director of Operations&#10;D)Business Contunity Professional&#10;E)Legal Counsel

Accepted Answer

According to the DRI's Professional practices, it is a key role of the Business Continuity professional to establish the need for a business continuity program.
Key Takeaway: A good planner will have expert skills in articulating the need for strong business continuity practices.

Question 3

Business continuity planning should be run as a committee of leaders across the organization.

Accepted Answer

The business continuity planning process should be run as a project and receive project funding.
Key Takeaway: A committee approach is not best practices because it does not ensure the necessary funding and management attention is devoted to the BCP process.

Question 4

At WePro, the lead BCP analyst has identified 75 possible threats/risks to the organization. The triggers for the risks were determined; they are also rated on risk rating matrix. This was followed by testing the assumptions and quantitative data analysis. The project management team is then printed and filed in a compliance dropbox. What has been forgotten?

A)Sarbanes-Oxley
B)Sufficient analysis
C)Communications to stakeholder
D)Overall risk ranking
E)Business impact analysis

Accepted Answer

Communication to stakeholders is missing in this case. There has been no outbound communication to any of the stakeholders through the process.
Key takeaway: During the risk planning cycle, it is important to ensure readiness by communicating the plan to ALL stakeholders and take their input.

Deck 8: Project Management