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Messagechief director
HIROAKI MARUYABusiness Continuity (BC)in the Future
Business Continuity Advancement
Organization (BCAO) has been activelyengaged in the promotion of BusinessContinuity Plans (BCP) and BusinessContinuity Management (BCM), as wellas the development of professional
human resources since 2006. We takepride in being the largest BusinessContinuity (BC) promotion organizationin Japan, with approximately 2,000
members, including those in charge of BC
in companies and organizations, those
who support the formulation andimprovement of BC, and researchers. We
established Japan's first qualification
system for BC, such as BusinessContinuity Specialist, award outstanding
BC initiatives every year, and have served
on many expert committees on BC for thecentral and local governments.
Since the establishment of BCAO, Japan
has faced earthquakes, including theGreat East Japan Earthquake, intensifying
wind and flood damage, and is currently
in urgent need of responding to COVID19 pandemic.

■Direction of BCAO

In addition to direct damage and supply
chain disruptions, BCP/BCM is required
to cope with a sharp drop in demand anddifficulties in continuing employment. Inaddition, in 2019, stronger efforts toenhance the resilience of small andmedium-sized enterprises was legislated,and BCAO is expected to play a role in
improving the business continuity
capabilities of certified enterprises. We
are determined to overcome these new
milestones in BC together with a wide
rangeofpeople
frombusiness,government, and universities.
BCAO focuses on the development of
human and organizational capabilities
and the improvement of BC effectiveness,and considers BC as one of themanagement strategies to respond tochanges in the internal and externalenvironment. We disseminate methods torealize these goals through seminars,workshops, exercises, and professional
development courses, and look forward to
your participation.

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Solutions

BC's challenges andsolutions

Challenges and concerns
regarding corporate BC

Answers and solutions
provided by BCAO

Why is business continuity (BC)necessary, when we alreadyhave disaster preparedness inplace?

Please understand the effectiveness of BC beyond
disaster preparedness. It is also about gaining the ability
to adapt to changes in the business environment andsupport growth.
a. BCAO Standard Textbook / b. Courses

does not Management
understand the need for BC.

Please learn from other outstanding companies how BC
can be seen from a management perspective.
d. Monthly meetings and opinion exchange meetingse. Study groups and regional study groups
g. Awards



Documents are voluminousand difficult to maintain andkeep up.

Thick documentation is not necessary; the amountof documentation that can be maintained isadequate. Rather, emphasis should be placed on
training and personnel development.
b. Courses/c. Exercises

New employees cannot
acquire BC knowledge in ashort time.
Handover does not go well

Beginner courses can be used to train new staffs.
Succession requires a system of continuous
maintenance and improvement.
f. Professional Qualification System / b. Courses

Values provided by BCAO
Provision ofhigh-level knowledge

Provision of high-level knowledge
Provide high-level knowledge by experts
on ways to implement BC initiatives
that lead to increased competitiveness,
effective exercises, and collaboration
with the supply chain and local
communities

Provision of objectivity
Actively contribute to thestandardization and dissemination ofBC, backed by the knowledge of Japan’s
leading experts.

Provision ofobjectivity

Provisionof fora

Provision of fora
Provide opportunities for members toconnect with each other throughworkshops, opinion exchange meetings
at monthly meetings, continuing
education, etc.

Realize these values through "human resource development".

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Activities

Examples of BCAO
Applications for Resolution

a. BCAO Standard Textbook
This is a basic material for members to deepen their understanding anddisseminate the organization and BC overview. It has gone throughseveral editions since its first edition, and members can always
download the latest information from the members-only website.

A Specified Non-Profit Japanese Corporation
Business Continuity Advancement Organizationd. Monthly Meetings andb. Courses / c. Exercises

Opinion Exchange Meetings

Courses are positioned as a supportive measure
to steadily acquire the knowledge and skills
necessary for BCP formulation, and incorporates
workshops as well as classroom lectures
In the exercises, participants
can learn multiple training
methods related to BCs andexperience them throughsimulations

Monthly Meetings are monthly lecture classes that feature awide range of topics, from basic content for beginners toadvanced content on the latest topics and practicaloperations, with lecturers from the front lines ofthe industry.. Opinion Exchange
Meetings are held as the second partof the monthly meetings, and serve as
the fora for cross-industrial exchangeof opinions among memberse. Study Groups and Regional Study Groups
Study Groups are for members to gather and study basic BC issues, and Regional Study Groups are for members who live
or work in local regions and have difficulty attending Study Groups to gather, study and exchange opinions in theirrespective regions.

■ Study Group on BC Basic Matters■ Regional Study Groups(1) Information System Backup Office Study Group(2) Disaster Information Study Group(3) BCP Maintenance and Management Study Group(4) Study group on business continuity
in response to changes in thebusiness environment• Kansai Regional Study Group• Shizuoka Regional Study Group• Nagoya Regional Study Group• Okayama Regional Study Group• Tokushima Regional Study Group• Sendai Regional Study Group• Wakayama Regional Study Groupf. Professional Qualification System
BCAO established a professional certification
system to facilitate the acquisition of basic
knowledge by business continuity specialists
and personnel in Japanese companies andpublic organizations,and to enhance theexpertise of those withpractical experience inbusiness continuity.

■ BCAO Certified Business Continuity Exercise Course■ Business Continuity Specialist Qualification

NPO Business Continuity
Advancement Organization
Recommendation for Membership

Our organization provides businesses andpublic organizations with services that
contribute to the promotion of business
continuity (BC) initiatives in the event ofdisasters, accidents, incidents, and other risks,with the aim of reducing economic and social
damage and enhancing disaster and crisis
management measures in local communities,
thereby contributing to the safety, security, anddevelopment of the nation and various regions
Established in 2006, it is the largest BC-relatedorganization in Japan, with certification andaward systemsⅣ BCAO Certified Business Continuity Specialist*ToGradebe established

Would you like to work on

 BCAO Certified Business Continuity Specialist Grade Ⅲ
 BCAO Certified Business Continuity Specialist Grade Ⅱ
It is also possible to take the examination from ① to ③.

g. Awards

BCAO

improve your competitiveness?

 BCAO Certified Business Continuity Specialist Grade Ⅰ

Since 2006, BCAO has been recognizing organizations and groups that have contributed to thepenetration of BC in Japan through activities such as standardization, publication, anddissemination, and through practices including survey research, method proposals, BCP
formulation, BCM implementation, human resource development, training, inspection, andimprovement. The awards include the Grand Prize, Special Award, Excellent Practice Award,
Human Resource Development and Training Award, and Honorable Mention Award in theBusiness Continuity category, and Corporate Disaster Prevention Award in the DisasterPrevention category.

Nonprofit Organization

Headquarters: Nihonbashi Fuji Bldg. 6F, 10-2, Koamicho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
Tel 03-6231-1240 Fax 03-6661-9191 http://www.bcao.org/

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