Week 11 - The BCP Life Cycle

Question 1

What is the BCP Life Cycle?

Answer 1

A series of developmental changes or processes that occur over the course of a business continuity plan

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Question 2

Fill in the blank:

The business continuity management (BCM) life cycle represents industry ____ _________ and some of the ____ requirements of ISO _____. These practices offer a solid foundation for __________ while offering ___________ to adapt to changes in the organization

Answer 2

Best Practices, Core, 22301, Resilience, Flexibility

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Question 3

Using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22301 - Business Continuity Management System, the BCP life cycle has how many stages?

Answer 3

5

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Question 4

Guided by leadership, what are the key activities for the life cycle of a BCP? (4)

Answer 4

1. Conduct a business impact analysis and risk assessment
2. Establish a business continuity strategy
3. Establish and implement business continuity procedures
4. Exercise and test the procedures regularly before a disruption occurs.

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Question 5

What are the five developmental changes of the BCP Life Cycle?

Answer 5

1. Identify
2. Analyze
3. Design
4. Execute
5. Measure

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Question 6

What are the five components of the BCP Life Cycle?

Answer 6

1. Risk Assessment
2. Business Impact Analysis
3. Strategy Selection
4. Plan Development
5. Train, Test, Maintain

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Question 7

What are the BCP Life Cycle Stages? (5)

Answer 7

1. Impact Analysis
2. Solution Design
3. Implementation
4. Testing and Organizational Acceptance
5. Maintenance

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Question 8

What are the three types of exercises for testing BCPs?

Answer 8

1. Tabletop
2. Medium
3. Complex

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Question 9

What is the difference between BCP Life Cycle and BCP?

Answer 9

BCP is a strategic and tactical capability/tool.

Life Cycle is a series of developmental changes that occur throughout the BCP.

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