Elevate Your BC Career
The Skills, Experience and Credentials in Demand for
Business Continuity Professionals ~Today and Tomorrow
Presented by: Cheyene Haase of BC Management, Inc.
Introduction to BC Management, Inc.
 Founded in March 2000
 Headquartered in Irvine, CA
 An executive search firm exclusively placing
business continuity, disaster recovery,
information security and emergency
management professionals internationally
 Confidential assistance in career searching
 Free monthly & quarterly e-Newsletters to
keep BC/DR professionals informed
 Annual BC Salary & BC Program Reviews
Topics of Presentation
 Hiring/ Promotion Trends.
 Credentials in Demand.
 Increase Your Marketability.
 The Value of Professional Certifications.
 Forecasting the Future and the Effects on
Tomorrow’s BC professional?
 Final Tips to Elevate Your Career.
Hiring/ Promotion Trends Shaping
BC Careers
2000 - 2003
 Budgetary constraints 
less jobs and combining jobs
within a company.
 Less jobs and a greater
candidate pool  selective
hiring/ promotion decisions.
 BC Professionals started to
focus on increasing their
skills to maintain
marketability.
2003 – Present
 Hiring/ promotion has
increased in comparison to
2000 – 2003.
 BCP now receives higher
visibility within a company 
selective hiring/ promotion
decisions.
 Companies seek BC leaders
with the ability to make a
positive impact on an
organization.
What Credentials are in Demand?
 Certified professionals (CBCP, CISSP, CEM, PMP,
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Degreed professionals (Bachelor required, prefer
Masters).
Strong understanding of both business and
technology issues in contingency planning.
Previous experience developing and implementing
global contingency programs.
A wide array of skills from contingency planning,
information security, emergency response and risk
management.
Strong soft skills
Soft Skills Desired
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Polished presentation skills to CXO level and
executive board members.
Strong, experienced project management.
Training expertise.
The ability to engage all employees from users to
the CXO level.
The ability to make a business case for an
enterprise contingency program.
The ability to understand what type of contingency
program fits the company culture.
Increase Your Marketability
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Brand yourself.
Become certified or dual certified.
Get your bachelor degree.
Improve your presentation skills – take a public
speaking class.
 Sharpen your business or technology knowledge.
 Sharpen your expertise in other tangent fields
(information security, emergency management or risk
management).
 Be an expert in the field – serve on a board, become
published, and take on public speaking.
The Value of Professional Certifications?
 What are the most recognized and beneficial
certifications?
 Certification benefits both the company and
individual.
 The importance of dual certification.
 What certification combinations make sense for your
organization?
Forecasting the Future of BCP
 Continue to incorporate the BC program into the
company culture.
 The global awareness will continue to increase. Our
survey review indicates that 25% of the respondents
claim their BC program does not cover International
locations. (2004 – 27%)
 BC efforts will demand more attention and thus be
placed with executive involvement.
 What are considered the most challenging issues for
BC Professionals?
Most Challenging Issues Faced by
BC Professionals (Listed in order)
~ Information provided by BC Management’s Annual Survey
Size of BC/DR Staff
2. Time Allocation
3. Executive Buy-in
4. Comprehensive BIA
5. Global BCP Development
6. IT Recovery
7. Funding/ Budgeting
8. Exercising of Plans
9. Merging/ Acquisitions
10. Business Unit Buy-in
11. Company Awareness
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12. SOX/ HIPPA Workload
13. Compliance of Regulations
14. BCP Software
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Employee Participation
Maintenance of Plans
Documentation
Training within BC/DR
Discipline
19. Project Management
20. Audit
Final Tips to Elevate Your Career
 Brand yourself and guard your brand.
 Always be networking with colleagues.
 Create a positive impact for your company.
 Be a leader or contributor your colleagues want to
work for or with.
 Seek out ways to sharpen your skills within your
current company.
 Review your career goal plan – 5 years & 10 years.
Questions
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BC Management, Inc.
Phone: (888) 250-7001
Website: www.bcmanagement.com