Pre Conference Course 6

Planning and Implementing and Effective BIA

Sat., Sept. 8, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 9, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m

$1295 per person

Presenters: Morris Davis, Ted Brown

The business impact analysis (BIA) is the foundation on which the business continuity program is built. It identifies, quantifies and qualifies the business impacts of loss, interruption or disruption of business activities on an organization and provides the data from which appropriate continuity strategies can be determined.

You’ll learn how to tailor a business impact analysis (BIA) to your organization, to provide management the data to support the appropriate BCP/COOP strategy and program. This dynamic class will review the “critical success factors” that lead to a quality BIA. It will also discuss the pitfalls that probably guarantee failure. Areas discussed include: What should the project plan be? How long should it take? What kind of survey should be used? How long? What should be the goals? What about interviews versus workshops? What is the Output? Sponsors: are they required? Who should it be? Who shouldn’t it be? How do you get management buy-in to conduct a BIA?

Morris Davis, MBCI, CBCP, the KETCHConsulting national practice leader will teach the BIA class and facilitate the exercises.

Ted Brown, MBCI, CBCP, CBCV, president and CEO of KETCHConsulting, is a recognized business continuity industry leader whose tireless efforts have dramatically increased visibility of BCP/COOP nationwide and globally.

To register:

For the show, pre/post classes, BCI classes, etc.
through the DRJ main online registration form:
http://www.drj.com/events/fall-world-2012/register.html

or direct link to the DRJ registration form here:
https://connect.computility.com/form/index.php?id=57b0ff6ef60d2438957aef735878196e

KETCHConsulting’s Conference Session:                                                                              

Title:                        BCP in a Down Economy
Presenter:
Audience:             BCP
Level:                       All
Date:                        Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Time:                       10:15 AM – 11:05 AM

Website Information: Click Here                       

Presentation Description

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are no less critical in a Down Economy, yet upper management may look at this as an area where cost savings can be achieved. This session will discuss why BCP and DR may be even more critical in a Down Economy AND will also discuss sources of additional funding and support. Areas to be discussed include:

• Executive Education Business Issues Risks increase Risk Assessment Supply Chain – audit their BCPs SLAs and penalties
• Resiliency –key suppliers; key customers A current BIA is critical
• Prioritize processes Right people; minimum resources Save on technology solutions Review overall efficiency More regulations not less HIPAA DHS Title IX BS25999 Failure to maintain readiness Increased cost to re-establish

But What about Funding?

• Other Peoples Money (OPM)
•  HR IT Teleworking
• High Availability Insurance savings
• Hot Site Savings Renewals – Guaranteed Savings & Increased coverage Extensions – Guaranteed Savings – Not recommended
• Alternative Vendors Packaging
• Deferred Billing

Learning Objectives:

• Learn why BCP is even more important in a down economy
• Learn why your supply chain is at risk
• Learn how to get funding in spite of the economy

Location:  Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Barrone Street, New Orleans, LA  70112

Please visit KETCHConsulting at booth #302

Sunday, May 20, 2012:            

Preconference workshop  1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Presented by Ted Brown, KETCHConsulting

Sell it, Don’t Tell It – Selling Continuity to Management, Executives,  and Elected Officials (additional registration fee applies)
Course Cost: $395.00*

*Additional registration fee (go to www.driconference.org)

Description                                                                                                                                                                  

Gaining management buy-in can be a challenge for the planning professional.  The problem is most often in the presentation. Planners don’t communicate the  concept of continuity in a way to which executives and elected officials can relate; they don’t sell it, they tell it. In this workshop, learn how to:

-Handle objections
-Reference sell
-Understand the implications of Sarbanes-Oxley
-Tout business continuity as another form of insurance
-Gather allies within your corporation or government entity
-Develop a BCP/COOP ROI with actual numbers
-Use the Internet to increase BCP/COOP awareness in order to obtain executive support

Leave this workshop with a BCP/COOP ROI formula that you can actually put to work!

You also will receive PowerPoint charts that you can use when addressing  executives and elected officials responsible for HR, security, manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, and IT.

Additionally, you will learn why BCP/COOP is about people and the issues (and opportunities!) that dynamic creates, the difference between COOP (Continuity Of Operations Plan) and emergency management, and how to  present why IT is an important subset of BCP, not the other way around.

Exhibit Hours

Tuesday, April 3rd           10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 4          10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Websites:

Contingency Planning

Government Security Conference &  Expo

CPM Workshop Schedule

KETCHConsulting’s Pre-Conference workshops (WS):

1.  Conducting Successful Tabletop Exercises  –  Monday April 2nd, 9 am to 12 noon

CPM Website

Edward “Ted” Brown, III, CBCP CBCV, MBCI,

President & CEO, KETCHConsulting

Morris Davis, CBCP, MBCI
National Practice Leader and Senior Consultant, KETCHConsulting

Half day session that includes how to conduct successful Table Top Exercises plus complete scripts for four different Table Tops.   Attendees will learn how to conduct successful Table Top exercises. Discuss four different exercises with your peers; examine the components of each and learn how you can effectively facilitate them. Receive a CD with valuable exercise injects allowing you to recreate these drills for your organization.

Workshop Deliverables:
1. Power Point Presentation for four different Table Tops
2. Complete scripts for four different Table Tops
3. Injects for four different Table Tops
4. Description on how to create effective After Action Reports

2. Ensuring a Successful BIA — Monday April 2nd, 1 pm to 4 pm

Edward “Ted” Brown, III, CBCP CBCV, MBCI
President & CEO, KETCHConsulting

Morris Davis, CBCP, MBCI
National Practice Leader and Senior Consultant, KETCHConsulting

This session will review the “critical success factors” that lead to a quality “business impact analysis” (BIA). It will also discuss the pitfalls that probably guarantee failure.

Areas discussed include:
• What should the project plan be?
• How long should it take?
• What kind of survey should be used? How long?
• What should be the goals?
• What about interviews versus workshops?
• What is the Output?
• Sponsors: are they required? Who should it be? Who shouldn’t it be?
• How do you get management buy-in to conduct a BIA?
• What kind and how much resource does it require to conduct a BIA? What % participation is required? What % should be expected?

In addition, sample surveys will be reviewed and distributed along with sample After Action Reports.

Workshop Deliverables:
• Kick-off Power Point – why do a BIA, it’s importance, notes for the executive sponsor
• Sample parts of surveys from actual questionnaires from manufacturing, healthcare, and not for profits: financials, minimum resources, interdependencies
• Sample wall charts from an actual BIA workshop
• Sample excerpts from an After Action Report

Contingency Planning & Management (CPM)

CPM-4 Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: Even More Critical In A Down Economy

Tuesday April 3rd, 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm

Edward “Ted” Brown, III, CBCP CBCV, MBCI
President & CEO, KETCHConsulting

CPM-4 Workshop Information Website

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are no less critical in a down economy, yet upper management may look at this as an area where cost savings can be achieved.

This session will discuss why BCP and DR may be even more critical in a down economy AND will also discuss sources of additional funding and support.

Learning Points:
1. Why BCP is even more important in a down economy
2. Why your supply chain is at risk
3. How to get funding in spite of the economy Learn how to develop allies

Click here to REGISTER

Location:  Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL

DRJ website:  http://www.drj.com/

DRJ conference website:  http://www.drj.com/springworld2012/conference/index.html

Visit KETCHConsulting at booth #513

Exhibit Hall / KETCHConsulting Presentation Hours:
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Welcome Reception:  5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday, March 26, 2012
Exhibit Hall Open:  11:00 am – 5:00 pm
PS-Prep Presentation:  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Executing Tabletop Exercises and Conducting BIA:  5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Exhibit Hall Open:  11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location:  Barton Creek Resort and Spa, Austin, TX

Continuity Insights website info: Continuity Insights Information

Breakout Sessions website: Breakout Sessions

Monday April 16 – 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
E4
DR & BCP Are Not One & The Same: Do You Have Both?
Edward (Ted) B. Brown III, President & CEO, KETCHConsulting

Far too often DR and BCP are treated synonymously. While many organizations have excellent DR plans, they may often have poor BC plans. Attendees will leave this session knowing if they truly have a BC plan, for both the business processes and all employees. Attendees will learn about the critical components of a BC plan, how to get management buy-in, what to ask the vendors, what to look for in solutions and the common missing elements. This session is your road map for a complete BC plan.

Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops website: Workshops

PRE1 — Sunday, April 15, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Room:  Roadrunner B

Learn To Create A Table Top Exercise —
An Exercise In Business Continuity/COOP Preparedness!

Presented by KETCHConsulting

In this class, you will learn how to:

• Create a situation, scenario and injects which are appropriate for your audience,

• Identify operations, decisions and policies that impact the ability of a business unit to

• Lead the participants to end the Table Top with conclusions and discussions that will

• Conclude the exercise with an “after action” report that will lead to effective modifications

Takeaways: You will be given four different Table Top scenarios, including the injects.
Presented by Morris Davis, CBCP, Senior Consultant and KETCHConsulting National Practice
Leader, and Ted Brown, CBCP CBCV MBCI President & CEO of KETCHConsulting.

Cost: $395.00 (if attending POS6A and/or POS6B, deduct 10 percent. Two or more registrants and ACP members receive a 10 percent discount. Discounts cannot be combined.)

To register: Register

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POS6A – Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

A Workshop On Emerging Trends And Approaches: Integrating And Collaborating Resources In Preventing Violence In The Workplace

Presented by KETCHConsulting

Workplace Violence in general is a complex and dangerous occupational hazard affecting every type of workplace requiring ongoing multiple intervention strategies in cooperation and coordination with the organizational leadership. Taking proactive protective measures that recognize that the workplace could be at risk from a disgruntled employee or domestic violence spillover into the workplace are realities workplaces must be prepared to address. This workshop presentation address the “Five Stages of An Active Shooter, and will attempt to address the value of proactive Workplace Violence Prevention Programs that incorporate an integrated and collaborative approach using multiple intervention strategies that should move the proactive prevention approach to reality. An approach if driven and reinforced through senior leadership commitment can underscore the importance of tying management commitment to worker safety, supporting a critical analysis of workplace environments to identify and manage at risk situations, examine current capabilities, review limitations and illustrate the value of collaboration in minimizing the impact of policy decisions on workplace security. In the end, consider the legal implications of hollow workplace violence prevention policies and violence prevention plans.

Presented by Felix P. Nater, CSC, President of Nater Associates, Ltd., Security Management
Consultants, and Ted Brown, CBCP CBCV MBCI, President & CEO of KETCHConsulting

Cost:$395.00 (if attending PRE1 and/or POS6B, deduct 10 percent. Two or more registrants and ACP members receive a 10 percent discount. Discounts cannot be combined.)

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POS6B – Thursday, April 19, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A Tabletop Exercise On Crisis Management Planning, Workplace Violence Prevention And Response Planning As A Business Continuity Consideration
Presented by KETCHConsulting

Workplace Violence, though preventable, requires vigilance and a devoted management commitment to worker safety and security in reducing the conditions and situations that ultimately expose the workplace to the violent act of homicide by a disgruntled employee or domestic violence spillover incident in the workplace. This workshop and discussion will attempt to show that having the ability to examine current capabilities and limitations in the pre-incident phase allows a proactive organization the opportunity to assess capabilities and limitations and plan for the eventuality even if such an event never occurs. The logic applied is similar in the evacuation drills and exercise in order to identify organizational and individual responsibilities during a Hostile Intrude/Active Shooter Incident. Using a modified desktop simulation exercise, we will present a domestic violence scenario gone awry in a workplace setting that attempts to engage as many entities within the organization in exercising the value of coordination, cooperation and collaboration. In the end, the objective is inspire attendees to review their own capabilities by adopting new approaches, and changing current practices or updating existing policy and procedures.

Presented by Felix P. Nater, CSC, President of Nater Associates, Ltd., Security Management

Cost:$395.00 (if attending PRE1 and/or POS6A, deduct 10 percent. Two or more registrants and ACP members receive a 10 percent discount. Discounts cannot be combined.)

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