What is included?

• You have 12 months time as of reception of the learning material to learn, do the exam and get your certification
  
• Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course 
• Participants will be provided with the training course material containing over 450 pages of explanatory information, examples, best practices, exercises, and quizzes
  
• An Attestation of Course Completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to the participants who have attended the training course. 
• In case candidates do not pass the exam, they are entitled to a free retake within 12 months from the date the coupon code is received  
• + 20% reduction on the first year subscription for our all-in-one ISMS/GRC management solution

Why should you take this training course?

Disastrous events, which may be caused by natural, human, or technological hazards, significantly affect an organization’s ability to reach its objectives. In addition, the operations of many organizations are threatened due to a disaster after they cannot respond to or recover from the disaster adequately. That is why organizations should focus on developing capacities to prevent, anticipate, manage, and recover from disasters effectively through well-planned and tested disaster recovery plans (DRP).

The PECB Certified Lead Disaster Recovery Manager training course provides an approach to managing a disaster recovery planning project and developing and implementing an information and communications technology (ICT) disaster recovery plan. It equips participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyze the incident response plan, emergency plan, and crisis management plan, and conduct disaster recovery testing and performance measurements. By attending this training course, you will be introduced to disaster recovery best practices and will learn how to conduct a risk assessment and business impact analysis (BIA) for disaster recovery.

After attending the course, you are eligible to apply for sitting the exam. If you successfully pass the exam, you can apply for the “PECB Certified Lead Disaster Recovery Manager” credential. This credential will demonstrate your knowledge and professional capabilities to support and lead disaster recovery teams in implementing disaster recovery strategies based on best practices. 

Who should attend?

This training course is intended for: 

• Professionals or consultants seeking to learn how to implement disaster recovery planning projects, conduct risk assessments and BIAs, and carry out disaster recovery testing and performance measurements  
• Managers responsible for establishing a disaster recovery plan in an organization
• Individuals responsible for maintaining the IT infrastructure in an organization
• Members of a disaster recovery team

Training course structure

Module 1: Introduction to disaster recovery planning and risk assessment

• Training course objectives and structure
• Fundamental concepts of disaster recovery
• Initiation of the disaster recovery planning project
• Disaster recovery planning
• Risk assessment

Module 2: Business impact analysis and development of the disaster recovery plan (DRP)

• Business impact analysis
• Risk mitigation strategy development
• DRP development
• DRP subparts

Module 3: DRP subparts, recovery sites, and activation of the disaster recovery plan

• DRP subparts (cont'd)
• Physical protection of facilities
• Outsourced services
• Recovery sites
• Activation of the disaster recovery plan

Module 4: Disaster recovery testing, performance measurement, and continual improvement

• Competence, training, and awareness
• Disaster recovery testing
• Performance measurement
• Internal audit
• Continual improvement
• Closing of the training

Certification Exam

Learning objectives

 By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Explain the fundamental concepts of disaster recovery and its tiers
• Initiate the disaster recovery planning project based on best practices 
• Conduct a risk assessment and business impact analysis and design mitigation strategies
• Develop a disaster recovery plan and analyze the incident response plan, emergency plan, and crisis management plan
• Conduct disaster recovery testing and performance measurements

Examination

The “PECB Certified Lead Disaster Recovery Manager” exam meets all the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Program (ECP). It covers the following competency domains:

• Domain 1: Fundamental concepts of disaster recovery
• Domain 2: Planning disaster recovery
• Domain 3: Development and activation of the disaster recovery plan
• Domain 4: Selection of the disaster recovery site and competence development
• Domain 5: Disaster recovery testing and maintenance

Duration: 3 hours
Location: Online through the PECB app OR in person in one of the PECB exam centers
Preparation: PECB Exam Preparation Guides
Language: The exam is available in multiple other languages and does not need to be taken in the same language as the training material. Additional time can be requested when your native language is not available in your mother tongue (to be requested by candidates on the exam day)
Retake: In case you fail the exam, you can retake it within 12 months following the initial attempt for free

For specific information about the exam type, languages available, and other details, please visit the List of PECB Exams and the Examination Rules and Policies.

Certification

After passing the exam, participants can apply for one of the credentials shown below. Participants will receive a certificate once they fulfill all the requirements of the selected credential.

To be considered valid, the disaster recovery activities should include the following:

1. Developing a disaster recovery plan
2. Conducting risk assessments for disaster recovery 
3. Conducting disaster recovery BIAs
4. Selecting and implementing disaster recovery strategies
5. Testing and implementing disaster recovery plans

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