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CL 3: Advanced (BC)

Certification Model CL 3

1. Finally, at the highest level of the Competency Level (CL) for Business Continuity, which is the advanced level, BCM Institute will be offering the BC Certified Expert. Here, the examination format will be 150 questions, and the duration of the examination will be three and a half hours. All examinations will be taken under and invigilator and the passing mark will be 75% of the total number of questions.


Competency Level
1. CL 1: Foundation
2. CL 2: Intermediate (BC)
3. CL 3: Advanced (BC)
4. CL 4: Intermediate (DR)
5. CL 5: Advanced (DR)
6. CL 6: Intermediate (BCM Audit)
7. CL 7: Advanced (BCM Audit)









(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)


This document is a summary of the terms on Competency Level 3 of the BCM Body of Knowledge used during the preparation of the Business Continuity Certified Expert examination.

Instructions to Candidate

Candidates siting for the examination are strongly advised to be versed with the terminologies from this page and also from:


CL3: Foundation with BCMBoK 4-6

BCMBoK 4 Definitions
1. Alternative Processing
2. Cost/Benefit Analysis
3. Reciprocal Agreement
BCMBoK 5 Definitions
1. Backlog Trap
2. Coordination with External Agencies
3. Incident Command Systems (ICS)
4. Incident Management Plan
5. Mobilization
BCMBoK 6 Definitions
1. Test - Checklist
2. Test - Cutover
3. Test - Disaster Recovery Plan Test Cycle
4. Test - Full Interruption
5. Test - Paper
6. Test - Parallel
BCMBoK 7 Definitions
1. Business Continuity Culture