CBCP Exam Information and Guideline
Certified Business Continuity Professional
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The Certified Business Continuity Professional is our most widely recognized and held business continuity certification in the world. CBCPs are professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and skill in the business continuity/disaster recovery industry. For the most part, these professionals have been working in the industry as leaders and are looking for the recognition that comes with certification.
Prerequisite Exam : Qualifying Examination
Prerequisite Course : None
Years of Experience : 2
Subject Matter Area Essays (SMEs): 5
References Required : 2 per subject matter area
Waivers Available : No
CEAPS Required (for Maintenance): 80
Possess at least two years of significant, practical experience in five of the subject areas of the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management.
Pass the Qualifying Examination with a minimum score of 75%.
Complete the Online Application for Professional Certification by logging into your DRI account.
Complete application essays focused on your business continuity / disaster recovery planning responsibilities and accomplishments by mapping your experience to the Professional Practices. At least two of the five selected subject matter essays MUST draw from:
Subject Area 3: Business Impact Analysis.
Subject Area 4: Developing Business Continuity Strategies.
Subject Area 6: Developing and Implementing Business Continuity Plans.
Subject Area 8: Maintaining and Exercising Business Continuity Plans.
Provide references to confirm your experience. Experience must have occurred within a ten-year period from your application date.
Advances in technology
Cyber threat considerations
Utilizing insurance as a risk transfer tool
Strategies for manufacturing
Supply chain processing
Risk management concepts
Legal and regulatory concerns
1. Program Initiation and Management
Establish the need for a business continuity program.
Obtain support and funding for the business continuity program.
Build the organizational framework to support the business continuity program.
Introduce key concepts, such as program management, risk awareness, identification of critical functions/processes, recovery strategies, training and awareness, and exercising/testing.
2. Risk Assessment
Identify risks that can adversely affect an entitys resources or image.
Assess risks to determine the potential impacts to the entity, enabling the entity to determine the most effective use of resources to reduce these potential impacts.
3. Business Impact Analysis
Identify and prioritize the entitys functions and processes in order to ascertain which ones will have the greatest impact should they not be available.
Assess the resources required to support the business impact analysis process.
Analyze the findings to ascertain any gaps between the entitys requirements and its ability to deliver those requirements.
4. Business Continuity Strategies
Select cost-effective strategies to reduce deficiencies as identified during the risk assessment and business impact analysis processes.
5. Incident Response
Develop and assist with the implementation of an incident management system that defines organizational roles, lines of authority and succession of authority.
Define requirements to develop and implement the entitys incident response plan.
Ensure that incident response is coordinated with outside organizations in a timely and effective manner when appropriate.
6. Plan Development and Implementation
Document plans to be used during an incident that will enable the entity to continue to function.
7. Awareness and Training Programs
Establish and maintain training and awareness programs that result in personnel being able to respond to incidents in a calm and efficient manner.
8. Business Continuity Plan Exercise, Assessment, and Maintenance
Establish an exercise, assessment and maintenance program to maintain a state of readiness.
9. Crisis Communications
Provide a framework for developing a crisis communications plan.
Ensure that the crisis communications plan will provide for timely, effective communication with internal and external parties.
10. Coordination with External Agencies
Establish policies and procedures to coordinate incident response activities with public entities.