ABC CP case studies
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The Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) is the entry-level individual certification offered by DRI International, a nonprofit founded in 1988 that provides education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, and related resilience fields. ABCP is designed for people new to the profession: DRI describes the level as intended for individuals with less than two years of industry experience who have minimum knowledge in business continuity management and who have successfully passed the Qualifying Examination. The ABC CP case studies are 5 cases and about 2,892 words.
1The Certification Renewal That Arrived Late
A candidate is applying for ABC certification. She submits her application on 3 March, documenting 9,000 hours of business continuity work accumulated over six years at two employers.
549 words, about 3 min2The BIA That Everyone Signed Off On
A mid-sized insurer completes a business impact analysis across 22 business units. The BIA questionnaire asks unit heads to state their maximum tolerable downtime (MTD).
582 words, about 3 min3The Exercise That Passed and the Incident That Didn't
A payments processor runs an annual tabletop exercise on its cyber incident plan. For three consecutive years the exercise has been rated 'successful' by the exercise lead: participants identify the right escalation contacts, the crisis communication templates are located, and the decision log is completed.
577 words, about 3 min4The Supplier Who Is Also the Recovery Site
A regional healthcare provider outsources its electronic patient record hosting to a single supplier. The contract requires the supplier to maintain a recovery site 200 km away and to achieve a 4-hour recovery time objective.
578 words, about 3 min5The Plan Nobody Could Find at 3am
A distribution company maintains a 180-page business continuity plan, last fully revised two years ago. It is stored on the corporate intranet, which requires single sign-on.
606 words, about 3 min