Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hello,

I am planning to appear in BCI exam. Can you please tell me what sort of questions come in exam.

Looking forward for response. Please email me @ kashif.hassan@paknet-it.com.au
Posted by Syed Kashif Hassan on Friday, March 21 2008 08:18 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
I can't tell you specific questions on the exam, Kashif, because I don't remember them. All of the questions are multiple-choice. All of them are about parts of the BCI Good Practice Guidelines, www.thebci.org.... Most of the information you need to answer the questions is covered in the BCI's new 5-day course, "Understanding BCM Principles & Good Practices" which is available in several cities in Asia.
Posted by Nathaniel Forbes on Monday, March 24 2008 09:31 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hi,

I am thinking of taking those exam and get myself certified, but is having the certification worth the money and effort to prepare it? What are the advantages of having you certified? If, let say, I am not a professional in the area.
Posted by Cahyadi on Sunday, March 23 2008 12:56 PM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
I asked myself that very question many times when I was struggling to complete my application. You will find professionals without certification who are just as good at their jobs as those who have certification; I like to think that I was one of the former for many years before I obtained my MBCI. Have a look at the 2007 compensation report from BC Management www.bcmanagement.com... that shows that professionals with certification appear to earn more than those without certification.
Posted by Nathaniel Forbes on Monday, March 24 2008 09:29 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hello,
I was planning to take Certified Continuity Manager(CCM) from National Institute of Business Continuity Management(NIBCM). Since you have not included the same in your list, do you think it is worth it. Please advise.

Thanks
Prateek
Posted by PRATEEK SINHA on Thursday, May 01 2008 06:39 PM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
I did not know of the NI (www.nibcm.com) until I read your question, nor did I know of the CCM credential. I can see the attraction of their offer, as no courses are required and no application form is required to obtain CCM status, just passing the exam. I have no information on which to base an opinion of their credential.
Posted by Nathaniel Forbes on Wednesday, May 14 2008 10:19 PM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hi... Thanks for updating the list of institutes that provide certification on Business Conntinuity.
Quick question is about BCM Institute, Singapore (www.bcm-institute.org). They also certify the same sort of certifications.
Have you heard about the institute and the certification about the same.

Request for a quick response.
Regards,
Sudhir
Posted by Sudhir Garg on Friday, May 16 2008 04:11 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
In listing the organizations and their certifications, I have tried to list
only internationally-recognized, registered non-profit organizations. I
don't believe that BCMI meets those criteria. If I have included
or excluded an organization improperly, I apologize and
would like to be told about it.
Posted by Nathaniel Forbes on Thursday, July 31 2008 01:39 PM

RE: Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Dear Nathaniel,

I went through your list. In fact you have included DRI and BRCCI in the list who as far as I am aware are not non-profit. Hence they dont seem to meet your criterion listed above.

I am a BCM professional certified from BCMI as well as DRI. I have also attended BCM sessions from BCI, ISACA as well as ASIS.

In my opinion, DRI, BCMI and BCI are the best the world has to offer in terms of instructor expertise, overall classroom learning experience, level of interaction, case studies, examples and take-aways from the workshop (like accredited templates). I would also like to point out that ISACA and PMI in the past have trained their members through BCMI in the past.
Posted by Pankaj Bhadri on Monday, June 08 2009 02:46 PM

RE: RE: Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
DRI International is indeed a non-profit organization and has been so since its inception in 1988
Posted by al berman on Thursday, November 05 2009 09:06 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hi , Thanks for your article of July 2008. Very informative. I am working as Business Development Manager in an IT firm in Singapore. I do not come from Technical background like System Administrator or database administrator or storage administrator. But I am quite keen to pursue CBCP. Will it have any relevance in my career? Also, how is BCP fairing in India in terms of Job opportunities? Please help. Thanks and regards
Posted by Gopal on Sunday, March 01 2009 08:21 AM

RE: Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Hi Gopal,

CBCP would certainly help in your career because BCM involved the whole organization efforts in building a successful resilience plan. From top management level to the lowest level, every department need to coordinate to exercise the BC plans in any disruptive events.
Posted by Gester on Friday, June 19 2009 11:42 AM

Internationally-recognized BCM certifications for BCP professionals
Nat

I read your blog and your trepidation about completing the application for DRI International certification. I can assure you that your fears are unwarranted. The process has been streamlined and is totally electronic. While there is some work required on your part to demonstrate your knowledge of the professional practices, it is no worse than filling out a college application. Routinely, DRI helps applicants understand the process and we even conduct webinars. So FEAR NOT -- YOU CAN DO IT.
Posted by Alan Berman on Wednesday, July 15 2009 11:02 PM