Disastrous events, which may be caused by natural, human, or technological hazards, significantly affect an organisation’s ability to reach its objectives. In addition, the operations of many organisations are threatened due to a disaster after they cannot respond to or recover from the disaster adequately. That is why organisations 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 analyse 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
- 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
Prerequisites
The main requirement for participating in this training course is having a general knowledge of disaster recovery concepts and strategies.
Course agenda
DAY 1 | Introduction to disaster recovery planning and risk assessment
DAY 2 | Business impact analysis and development of the disaster recovery plan (DRP)
DAY 3 | DRP subparts, recovery sites, and activation of the DRP
DAY 4 | Disaster recovery testing, performance measurement, and continual improvement
DAY 5 | Certification Exam
Training material
The participant will receive training materials containing more than 450 pages of information and practical examples in electronic form via the KATE application. As part of the full-time course, the participant will also receive training materials in printed form.
Examination
The “PECB Certified Lead Disaster Recovery Manager” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competence 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
The exam takes the form of a test consisting of 80 multiple-choice questions. It is an open-book exam, where candidates are allowed to use the following reference materials: training course materials, any personal notes taken during the training course, a hard copy dictionary, a hard copy of a standard. The exam lasts 3 hours and can be taken online or in paper form. If you do not pass the exam, you can repeat the exam for free within 12 months.
Price
The price includes participation in the course, electronic training materials, exam and PECB certification fees. The price of the full-time course also includes a printed copy of the training material, lunch on teaching days and small refreshments.
