Elevating Your Caree..

Elevating Your Career in Business Continuity

~ Assess Your Marketability & Formulate a Career Path

Elevating Your Career in Business Continuity

~ Assess Your Marketability & Formulate a Career Path

Cheyene HaaseBC Management, Inc.

Cheyene HaaseBC Management, Inc.

Topics of Presentation

• Progression to Today’s BC Professional• Career Path• Credentials in Demand• Assess Your Career• Increase Your Marketability• Tomorrow’s BC Professional• Your Fair Market Value• Ensure Your Marketability

Career Progression

Technology Driven1970’s – 1998– “Disaster

Recovery”– Data Processing/

Data Center Focus– Technology Lead

to a DR Career– Lack of a Focused

BC/DR Career Path

Business Driven1998 – Current– “Enterprise

Contingency Planning”

– Risk Management/ Enterprise Focus

– Multiple Careers Lead to a BC Career

– An Evolving, Upward BC Career Path

Business Continuity Career Path

Chief Officer

Global Manager

Vice President/ Director

Manager/ AVP/ Program Manager

Specialist/ Strategist/ Analyst

Entry-level

Use: Continuity, Assurance, Enterprise, Compliance, Readiness & Resiliency

Avoid:Recovery & Disaster

Credentials in Demand

• Certification (s)• Advanced Education• Expertise in both

Business & Technology

• Global BC Experience

• Wide Array of Disciplines

• Strong Soft Skills

Soft Skills

• Polished Presentation Skills

• Proven Program Management

• Training Expertise• Engage All Levels• Develop Business Case

Scenarios• Understand a Culture Fit• True Passion

Value of Professional Certifications

• Most Recognized• Benefits

– For You– For Your Company

• Dual Certifications– What Makes Sense For You?

• Current Certification Trends– Increase in CBCP – Wide Array of Multiple Certifications

Assess Your Career

• Career Planning– Where do you Want to

be in 5 & 10 years?• Conduct a SWOT• Evaluate Current

Credentials/ Competencies

• Evaluate Current Opportunity.– Employer, Boss, Co-

workers, & Responsibilities

• Be Strategic & Create Opportunities

Increase Your Marketability

• Brand Yourself• Become Certified or Dual Certified• Earn a Bachelor or Masters Degree• Take Advantage of other

Training/Educational Opportunities• Improve Presentation Skills• Sharpen Business or Technology

Knowledge• Expand Expertise in other

Disciplines• Become an Expert/ Leader

Tomorrow’s BC Professional

• Highly Visible• Broader Skill Sets• Increasing Global

Interaction• Stronger Soft

Skills• Strategic

Your Fair Market Value?

Compensation Factors

$ Years of Field & Work Experience$ Job Title & Reporting Structure$ Certification$ Degreed$ IT Expertise$ Geography$ Industry Specialty$ Previous Career$ Competency Knowledge$ Travel$ Work History$ Program Management$ Leadership Capabilities$ Staff Management$ Intangible Skills – Soft Skills, Strategic Planning & Execution

2009 Data Analysis

Behind the Numbers - Chicago, IL

• 51 Respondents in Chicago, IL (45 FTE, 5 Contractors, 1 PTE)– Entry-Level = 2– Planner/ Coord/ Admin = 12– Manager = 17– VP/ Director = 9– Global Manager = 2– Professional Services = 2– Other = 1

Data Assessment

Data Assessment

Data Assessment

Data Assessment

Data Assessment

Data Assessment

Increase in Compensation by Certification

• 23% of the respondents in Chicago, IL attributed an increase in compensation as a result of certification.– Minimum = $3,000– Average = $9,114– Maximum = $25,000

• 64% of these individuals attributed the increase in compensation to the CBCP certification.– Minimum = $6,750– Average = $11,750– Maximum = $25,000

Data Assessment

State/Province Region % of Resp Location Avg 2007 Avg 2008

Chicago (Inside Downtown Loop) $104,637 $111,561

Evanston/ Schaumburg/ Des Plaines/ Waukegan $102,980 $109,975

Naperville/ Downers Grove/ Aurora $117,400 $116,600

Avg per Region $105,367 $111,402

$70,000 $87,000

Avg per Region $70,000 $87,000

Avg per Region $104,545 $110,821 Illinois

Chicago Proper 97.65%

Rockford/ Kankakee 2.35%

Average Total FTE Compensation by Region - Chicago, IL

Data Assessment

Bonus Payout

• Received Bonus?– 2007 = 64%– 2008 = 56%

• 2008 Bonus Payout?– Maximum =

$49,000– Average =

$12,680– Minimum =

$1,500

Data Assessment

Ensure Your Marketability

• Develop Your Brand and Guard It• Continuously Assess Your Career

Path• Seek Out Ways to Sharpen Your

Skills• Always be Networking with Your

Peers• Create a Positive Impact For Your

Organization• Be a Leader or a Contributor Your

Colleagues Want to Work For or With.

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Questions?

Cheyene HaaseBC Management, Inc.

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