Program Maturity Trends in Business Continuity

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Program Maturity Trends in Business Continuity

• Cheyene Haase
• BC Management, Inc.

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Topics of Presentation

• Progression to Todays BCM Planning
• Awareness Trends
• What Distinguishes Very Mature
• Present Findings for Very Mature and Very
  Immature Programs
• Stay Ahead of the Game?
• The Future Focus?

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Progression Todays BCM

• Technology Focus1970s 1998
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Processing/ Data Center Focus
• Isolated
• Lacking Controls/ Standards

• Enterprise Focus1998 Current
• Enterprise Contingency/ Resilience Planning
• Risk Management/ Enterprise Focus
• Integrated
• Increasing Controls/Standards

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Awareness Trends
Reporting Structure - Placement of Program -
Increased Visibility - Executive Support
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Awareness Trends
Enterprise Integration - Centralize the program -
Enterprise Driven - Increased Disciplines within
Program
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Awareness Trends
Assessment and Audit - Frequency -
Comprehensive - Leverage Outcome
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Awareness Trends
Exercise - Frequency - Methods - Enhance Program
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Awareness Trends
Certify - Controls - Standardization -
Measurement
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Mature Programs -Distinguishing Factors

• Multiple Disciplines
• Highly Integrated
• Enterprise Focused
• Executive Driven
• Corporate Culture
• Frequent Assessments/ Audits/Exercises
• Organizational Certification

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Behind the Numbers

• 2,332 study participants from 73 countries
• Study is composed of 2 sections Compensation
  Program Management
• Compensation 2,907 complete studies from 57
  countries.
• Program Management 912 complete studies from 39
  countries.

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Data Findings
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Present Data Findings in Dashboard

• Data Findings for
• Integration
• Current Status of Program
• Reporting Structure
• Program Sponsor
• Why Plan?

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Stay Ahead of the Game

• What Makes Sense for Your Organization?
• Be Strategic!
• What will get their focus?
• Remember Enterprise, Highly Integrated
  Executive Driven

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The Future Focus

• How is Your Program Viewed?
• Cost of Doing Business?
• Investment in the Business?
• Capitalize on Corporate Culture
• Increased Controls/Standards
• Enhance Executive Support?

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Questions?

• Cheyene Haase
• BC Management, Inc.
• [phone]
• chaase_at_bcmanagement.com