Wednesday, August 12, 2009

IMPLEMENTING BS 25999 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

By
Allan G Dumbong
Auditor, Trainer & Consultant
ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OSHAS 18001:2007, BS 25999 BCM

For two (2) days on 11-12 Aug 2009, a course on the implementation of the latest BSI Standard, BS25999 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), was held at the Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. This is arguably the first of its kind ever conducted here in Malaysia.
The BSI’s “Implementing BS 25999” course provides participants with practical tools and methods of implementing business continuity management. This implementation course is based on industry best practice and the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Code of Practice BS 25999-1:2006 & the auditable Specification BS25999-2:2007, which were released by BSI. Practical exercises provide students with the opportunity to gain skills to introduce BCM into an organization. Students will return to their organizations with the knowledge of how to implement a business continuity management system based on BS 25999.
This course is suitable for those interested in the implementation of BS 25999, particularly those involved in developing, operating, and/or maintaining business continuity systems based on BS 25999.· It is also suitable for those professionals interested or involved with introducing BS 25999 into an organization.· Some who have started doing works as Business Continuity Managers, Business Managers or other Professionals involved with other management systems can also fit into the program well.· Or, the participants can simply be those required by their manager/organization to learn about implementation of a BCM.
The program outline of the BS 25999 Implementation covers:
  • Introduction to BCM
    Elements of the BCM LifecycleBusiness Continuity Management Program
  • Roles and Responsibilities required for a BCM program
  • BCM Policy
  • Documentation within a BCM
  • Implementation and ongoing management of a BCM program
  • Understanding the organization
  • Determining BC Strategies
  • Distinguish between a BC strategy and BCM plans
  • Developing and implementing a BCM response
  • Embedding BCM in organisation’s culture
  • Awareness of BCM in an organization
  • The registration Process

Actually, this course can be conducted all over Malaysia, either through public program or in-house. The training can be arranged that it is claimable under 100 HRDF SBL Scheme.

No comments: