SINGAPORE, 20 July 2011 -- Businesses today know no boundaries as the need for survive, growth and competetitive edge brings them to the global arena. These however, inevitably expose them a broader range of risks including supply chain disruptions that calls business continuity managers to take into account.

"The Business Continuity Management Body of Knowledge (BCMBoK) model dictates the best practice process in establishing and managing Business Continuity of any organization. The Business Impact Analysis exercise which is part of the model is crucial in leading to the success of a Business Continuity Programme." explains BCM Institute President, Dr goh Moh Heng	Jason Teo from international semiconductor manufacturing giant Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific sharing with delegates on his account of ensuring business continuity of his constituents despite global supply chain disruptions such as the Japan earthquake
BCM Institute in collaboration with GMH Pte. Ltd and Singapore Business Federation  were at the Meet the Experts counter where participants look for solutions in reaching their organization's Business Continuity Management goals	The government will be providing financial incentives to defray the cost of BCM-adoption to encourage more companies or SMEs to be BCM-ready. A BCM-ready private sector will help enhance SIngapore's reputation as a Trusted Hub for reliable and quality service.

Asian business continuity thought leader, BCM Institute recently conducted a half day complimentary seminar entitled Managing the Local Impact of Global Disaster – A business impact analysis perspective in its quarterly Meet the Experts session to share their expertise with its peers.

A session on Business Impact Analysis, being the main theme of the session had President of BCM Institute, Dr Goh Moh Heng providing an insight on the fundamentals and steps in conducting an organizational Business Impact Analysis. Dr Goh noted "the Business Continuity Management Body of Knowledge (BCMBoK) model dictates the best practice process in establishing and managing Business Continuity of any organization. The Business Impact Analysis exercise which is part of the model is crucial in leading to the success of a Business Continuity Programme."

Joining him for the day, international semiconductor giant, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific represented by its Senior Director of Business Continuity, Jason Teo echoed the notion by illustrating to the audience how identifying and managing interdependencies not only within business units of the organization but also with suppliers can effectively ensure organization resiliency. Apart from that, participants were also briefed on the funding options offered by the Singapore government's through Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on the National BCM programme for Singapore registered organizations embarking on a Business Continuity implementation.

For more information on Business Continuity training programmes covering the Business Continuity Management Body of Knowledge in detailed, please visit http://www.bcm-institute.org/bcmi10/en/business-continuity-course.

To view presentation slides from the above seminar, please visit http://www.worldcontinuitycongress.com/wcc08/mte/mte-singapore/1-july-2011.html.