Business Continuity Management (BCM) EDRP Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   Which discipline is primarily concerned with managing the immediate response to a disruptive incident, including communication and decision-making?

   • ARisk management
   • BBusiness continuity planning
   • CIT disaster recovery
   • DCrisis management
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2. 27application · medium

   A financial services firm has developed a business continuity plan for its trading desk. The plan has never been tested. Management wants to validate the plan without disrupting live trading operations. Which testing approach is most appropriate?

   • AConduct a tabletop exercise with key trading and IT staff walking through the plan step-by-step.
   • BSkip testing until an actual incident occurs to avoid any risk.
   • CPerform a full simulation test that shuts down the live trading system for several hours.
   • DRun a parallel test using a duplicate trading system with live data feeds.
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4. 28foundation · easy

   Which role is typically responsible for the overall governance and oversight of a BCM program?

   • ABusiness continuity manager
   • BExternal auditors
   • CBoard of directors and senior management
   • DIT disaster recovery team
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5. 29expert · hard

   A government agency is developing its BCM strategy. The agency must maintain essential public services during a pandemic, which may require extended remote work and reduced on-site staffing. The strategy must align with the agency's objective of ensuring public safety while managing budget constraints. Which strategy best aligns with these objectives?

   • AOutsource all essential services to private contractors
   • BClose all non-essential services and focus only on emergency response
   • CRequire all employees to work on-site to maintain normal operations
   • DAdopt a hybrid strategy that identifies essential services, enables remote work for critical functions, and maintains a minimal on-site presence for services that cannot be performed remotely
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6. 30expert · hard

   A software company has completed the analysis and design phases of its BCM lifecycle and has implemented the plan. The plan has not yet been tested. The company is about to release a major product update that will change several critical processes. Management wants to test the plan but is concerned that testing now would be wasted effort because the plan will change after the product release. What should the company do?

   • ASkip testing and rely on the plan's design documentation
   • BDelay all testing until after the product release to avoid wasted effort
   • CConduct a limited tabletop exercise now to validate the core activation procedures, then re-test after the product release
   • DConduct a full-scale exercise now to thoroughly test the current plan
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