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13-1199.04 - Business Continuity Planners


Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
1
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
998,000
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Forecasted Employment
1,046,000
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Change in Employment
+48,000
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Change in Employment %
+4.8%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
  • Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
  • Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
  • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
  • Prepare reports summarizing operational results, financial performance, or accomplishments of specified objectives, goals, or plans.
  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
  • Create scenarios to reestablish operations from various types of business disruptions.
  • Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation.
  • Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber-attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
Supplemental
  • Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Administration and Management
  • 78%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 English Language
  • 75%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 74%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 73%
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 68%
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 Education and Training
  • 67%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Clerical
  • 66%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Communications and Media
  • 65%
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 Telecommunications
  • 65%
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
 Law and Government
  • 53%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 53%
    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 Personnel and Human Resources
  • 53%
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 Psychology
  • 52%
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
 Geography
  • 51%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
 Production and Processing
  • 50%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Mathematics
  • 50%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Personal communication devices
  • Multiline telephone systems
 Media storage devices
  • Storage area network equipment
 Computers
  • Computer server equipment
  • Desktop computers
  • Personal computers
  • Tablet computers
  • Mainframe computers
 Computer printers
  • Computer laser printers
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Business function specific software
  • ConfluenceHOT
  • Microsoft ProjectHOT
  • Microsoft SharePointHOT
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementHOT
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
 Finance accounting and enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Business continuity softwareHOT
  • CA Clarity PPMHOT
  • COOP Systems myCOOPHOT
  • EMC RSA Archer Business Continuity ManagementHOT
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOneHOT
  • RecoveryPlanner RPXHOT
  • Strategic BCP ResilienceONEHOT
  • Sungard AssuranceHOT
  • Virtual Corporation Sustainable PlannerHOT
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Microsoft VisioHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Mentimeter
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
 Content management software
  • Atlassian JIRAHOT
  • Adobe Systems Adobe AcrobatHOT
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
 Data management and query software
  • Teradata DatabaseHOT
  • SAP Crystal ReportsHOT
  • Data entry softwareHOT
  • Microsoft AccessHOT
  • Microsoft SQL ServerHOT
  • Structured query language SQLHOT
  • Actuate BIRT
  • Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite
 Networking software
  • Emergency notification system software
  • MIR3 Intelligent Notification
  • Local area network LAN software
 Operating environment software
  • SunGard NotiFind
  • Computer operating systems
 Utility and device driver software
  • Enterprise backup systems
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Specialty
 Advanced
 Unknown
  • SAP Certified Development Associate - SAP Business One Release 9.0
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

 Product/Equipment
  • SAP Certified - Associate Business Foundation & Integration with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Technology Associate - Business Process Monitoring for SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SP03
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.0
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Planning and Consolidation 7.5
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Technology Associate - Business Process & Interface Monitoring for Solution Manager
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • Certified DCO Architect
    One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142-159

  • Certified Next-Best-Action Consultant
    One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142-159

  • Certified Senior Next-Best-Action Consultant
    One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142-159

  • Certified Integration Specialist
    One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142-159

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Business One 8.8
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Business One 9.0
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Development Associate with SAP Business One Release 9.0
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • SAP Certified Associate - Business Process Integration with SAP ERP 6.0 EhP6
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • IBM Certified Implementation Professional - Tealeaf Customer Experience Management V9.0
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Solution Advisor - Social Business V1
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • Oracle Certified Expert, Siebel CRM 8.0 Business Analyst
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • IBM Certified Application Developer - WebSphere ILOG JRules V7.0
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Business Process Analyst - WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced Edition V7.0
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Application Developer - WebSphere ILOG JRules BRMS V7.1
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • Oracle Hyperion Planning 11 Essentials
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010
    One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399

  • Oracle Unified Business Process Management Suite 11g Billing Certified Implementation Specialist
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • IBM Certified Solution Developer - WebSphere Portal 7.0
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Solution Designer - Sterling Order Management V9.2
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Sterling Order Management V9.1
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Solution Implementer - Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional - IBM Service Management Business Service V2
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Service Management Business Service Management V1
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Associate - Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.2.1.3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Deployment Professional - Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions V7.3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Netcool/Impact V6.1
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Solution Advisor - Tivoli Service Delivery and Process Automation Solutions V3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • Oracle Fusion Project Portfolio Management 2014 Essentials
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • IBM Certified Solution Advisor - Tivoli Service Delivery and Process Automation Solutions V3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.2.1.3
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Associate - Kenexa LMS and LCMS Premier
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Portal 8.5
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Emptoris Contract Management V10
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • IBM Certified Business Analyst - Tealeaf Customer Experience Management V8.7
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

 Core
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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