BCLE 2000 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Incident Management - ✔✔The coordinated process an entity uses to respond to an
incident, applying established emergency procedures to limit impact, protect people and
assets, and restore acceptable operations as quickly as possible.
✔✔Resilience - ✔✔The ability to adapt, withstand, and overcome negative situations or
disrupting events.
✔✔What is the professional's role in program management? - ✔✔1. Establish need for
a BC program
2. Gather support and funding. Create documentation to help with leadership adoption
3. Implement BC program
✔✔What are BC program management activities? - ✔✔1. Analyze current state
2. ID and resolve conflicts
3. State benefits
4. Explain role of leadership
5. Develop reports and presentations
✔✔What is the number one reason business continuity is important? - ✔✔Life safety
✔✔What are other reasons why business continuity is important? - ✔✔- Minimize
confusion
- Reduce loss
- Protect productivity
✔✔Why have a business continuity program? - ✔✔- Survivability
- Compliance
- Contractual requirements
- Timely recovery of critical functions
- Favorable public image
, - Competitive advantage
✔✔How should a BC professional obtain support and funding for a BC program? - ✔✔1.
Develop a charter (mission/purpose)
2. Develop budget and acquire resources
3. Define structure, policy and success factors
4. ID leadership
5. Present program structure
6. Obtain budget approval
7. Establish a steerco
8. Define scope of responsibilities
✔✔What is leadership accountable for in a BC program? - ✔✔1. Applicable laws
2. Regulations
3. Standards/contractual agreements
✔✔What is included in the business continuity framework and managing program
implementation steps? - ✔✔1. Define steer co responsibilities
2. Analyze policies, standards and procedures
3. State purpose and obtain resources
4. ID teams
5. Monitor budget
6. Develop project plans and required tasks
7. Inform leadership of changes
✔✔What is the role of a steering committee in a BC program? - ✔✔- Provide leadership
- Define objective
- Establish need
- Develop an executive sponsored program charter
- create resilient entity
- Provide resources
✔✔What are three important elements of a BC program? - ✔✔- Scope (initially entire
entity)
- Objectives
- Assumptions
✔✔What is the most important element of a BC program? - ✔✔Objectives
✔✔What are the continuous steps to managing a BC program? - ✔✔1. Assess risk
2. Install controls
3. Conduct BIAs
4. Develop strategies
5. Develop BCPs
6. Conduct exercises
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Incident Management - ✔✔The coordinated process an entity uses to respond to an
incident, applying established emergency procedures to limit impact, protect people and
assets, and restore acceptable operations as quickly as possible.
✔✔Resilience - ✔✔The ability to adapt, withstand, and overcome negative situations or
disrupting events.
✔✔What is the professional's role in program management? - ✔✔1. Establish need for
a BC program
2. Gather support and funding. Create documentation to help with leadership adoption
3. Implement BC program
✔✔What are BC program management activities? - ✔✔1. Analyze current state
2. ID and resolve conflicts
3. State benefits
4. Explain role of leadership
5. Develop reports and presentations
✔✔What is the number one reason business continuity is important? - ✔✔Life safety
✔✔What are other reasons why business continuity is important? - ✔✔- Minimize
confusion
- Reduce loss
- Protect productivity
✔✔Why have a business continuity program? - ✔✔- Survivability
- Compliance
- Contractual requirements
- Timely recovery of critical functions
- Favorable public image
, - Competitive advantage
✔✔How should a BC professional obtain support and funding for a BC program? - ✔✔1.
Develop a charter (mission/purpose)
2. Develop budget and acquire resources
3. Define structure, policy and success factors
4. ID leadership
5. Present program structure
6. Obtain budget approval
7. Establish a steerco
8. Define scope of responsibilities
✔✔What is leadership accountable for in a BC program? - ✔✔1. Applicable laws
2. Regulations
3. Standards/contractual agreements
✔✔What is included in the business continuity framework and managing program
implementation steps? - ✔✔1. Define steer co responsibilities
2. Analyze policies, standards and procedures
3. State purpose and obtain resources
4. ID teams
5. Monitor budget
6. Develop project plans and required tasks
7. Inform leadership of changes
✔✔What is the role of a steering committee in a BC program? - ✔✔- Provide leadership
- Define objective
- Establish need
- Develop an executive sponsored program charter
- create resilient entity
- Provide resources
✔✔What are three important elements of a BC program? - ✔✔- Scope (initially entire
entity)
- Objectives
- Assumptions
✔✔What is the most important element of a BC program? - ✔✔Objectives
✔✔What are the continuous steps to managing a BC program? - ✔✔1. Assess risk
2. Install controls
3. Conduct BIAs
4. Develop strategies
5. Develop BCPs
6. Conduct exercises
