The goal of this course is to help continuity practitioners understand continuity roles and responsibilities, and provide the knowledge sets, skills, and tools necessary to help develop and maintain a viable continuity plan for their organization and community.

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.

Course Objectives

• Describe National Continuity Policy, continuity guidance, directives, and background.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel involved in developing and maintaining a continuity plan.
• Describe the essential function identification process.
• Describe how to conduct a Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
• Identify mitigation options to reduce an organization's risk and key planning elements to support those options.
• Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and strategies for developing and maintaining a viable continuity plan. 

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