CIS-FSM exam plan - ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist ? Field Service Management Updated: 2024

Following Steps for Implementation
A well-developed security plan sets forth requirements and specifications that point to potential solutions. During the implementation phase, an organization:

• uses plan specifications to identify useful products and services
• defines an overall implementation architecture
• develops a project plan for implementation of these products and services
• creates standard operational procedures for use of the solutions; and
• develops a training plan (and materials, if necessary) to train users and administrators on use of the solutions.
• This list appears to be relatively straightforward, and it should be. Unfortunately, in practice, many organizations make executing implementation tasks unnecessarily difficult.
• Complexity is usually caused by the implementation team's failure to "pre-wire" the organization. In this context, pre-wiring is convincing management teams that the security program is in the best interest of the organization as a whole, and the teams' respective parts. Implementation of a security program in a properly pre-wired organization should be relatively painless.
• Also, in most organizations, a common implementation hurdle is the temporary workload increase due to information security plan training. This training is aimed at preparing employees to operate and work successfully within the program. However, like any important training, it takes time and pulls employees away from usual responsibilities.
• Implementing the Program Gently and Incrementally
  Managing an organization to successfully protect its information often requires a gentle rather than forceful approach. Security managers must remember employees are not all information security experts; they are information users who draw on data to perform needed tasks within the organization.

• While it may appear easier to adopt a heavy-handed approach regarding development, implementation, testing and management of a security plan, such an approach upsets large numbers of information users. In contrast, a more gentle approach garners acceptance and--in the end--an increased level of security since employees see the value of guarding the data and, thus, want to protect it. After all, employees feel pride and ownership for information they have created.
• Along with a temperate attitude, organizations will find greater success in an incremental approach to implementation. Although appearing to take longer, a step-by-step approach is frequently more positive and has less impact on the operation of the organization than a single large project. Incremental implementation eases security controls into operation.
• Starting with Small Improvements
  Small improvements in security are easier to implement than large ones. A simple process enhances the positive reactions from all persons involved in the changes, including implementers, users, managers and others. For one, incremental improvements are easier from the user's perspective (i.e., the user doesn't have to radically change the way he/she works). Also, incremental changes require less user and administrator training - something the already overworked professionals will appreciate.
• From the security manager's perspective, incremental improvements are easier to manage, monitor and implement, along with being more readily accepted by the user population.
• Despite all the positive aspects of the incremental approach to implementing the security plan, it does require careful project management to succeed. Putting the plan into practice piece-by-piece means that the subsequent phases of implementation build upon controls that must be present and operational. This means that the initial part of each upgrade is to check that the previous level is still properly configured. Clearly, this adds additional resource requirements to each phase of the implementation.
• In summary, implementation of an information security plan can be a positive experience when completed in a thoughtful and incremental manner. The end results of a more secure computing environment--including a sharper competitive edge for the business--are well worth the effort.
• Watch for the final Security 102 class, "Information Security Plan Testing and Management."

This Implementation Plan sets out how the Transparency International Secretariat will contribute to the TI movement’s strategy, Together against Corruption, in the years leading up to 2020.

While the Implementation Plan provides a road map for the Secretariat’s work over the next five years, it does not describe everything the Secretariat does. Rather, the Implementation Plan specifies how the TI Secretariat will focus its efforts to help the TI movement achieve its collective ambition in the three areas identified as priorities by the TI 2020 strategy: 1) People and Partners; 2) Prevention, Enforcement and Justice and 3) Strong Movement.

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Colorado’s oil and gas industry will need to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which contribute to smog along the Front Range, under new rules that state air-pollution regulators are calling a bold plan.

However, critics of the new regulations say they don’t go far enough in requiring the oil and gas industry, which is one of the largest sources of nitrogen oxides, to cut emissions. And as a result, Colorado once again will fail to meet federal air quality standards and will face the consequences imposed on residents and businesses.

And those who advocated for more stringent regulations on behalf of people who live and work in the most polluted areas of the state said the new rules fail those communities.

The new emissions rules, approved Friday by the state’s Air Quality Control Commission, will require oil and gas companies to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions during the summer months when pollution is at its highest levels. Companies also will have to reduce emissions during fracking and cut emissions from stationary engines, including engines in large equipment parked at drilling sites.

Dan Haley, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, said the industry already has taken steps to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions and will find innovative ways to meet the new requirements.

“Colorado has among the toughest air quality rules for oil and natural gas development in the nation, and those rules just got even tougher,” Haley said in a news release.

Haley pushed back on further regulation, saying Colorado’s ozone problem is closely tied to weather and that more rules aren’t likely to move the Front Range any closer to achieving its ozone reduction goals.

The rules were written because of a federal requirement for Colorado to create a “state implementation plan,” which is a road map for moving the state into compliance with federal air quality standards.

The state wrote a plan last year to outline steps for meeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 standard for ozone pollution. But air quality regulators were forced to rework portions of that plan after the Air Pollution Control Division admitted it miscalculated how much pollution the oil and gas industry spews into the air. Those emissions of nitrogen oxides from drilling and fracking were more than double what the division first estimated.

So the rules approved Friday mostly addressed the oil and gas industry.

Colorado for years has missed two sets of goals for air quality established by the EPA, and in 2022 the nine-county northern Front Range region was designated as a severe violator when it comes to air pollution.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a news release that the new rules will help the state meet the 2008 goal and will help it move closer to meeting a stricter 2015 goal to curb ozone pollution, although everyone acknowledges Colorado will miss the 2015 goal and the state will not be back in the EPA’s good graces for years to come.

“Colorado has to work extra hard to reduce ozone pollution because of the state’s topography, but we are up to the task,” Michael Ogletree, the director of the state health department’s Air Pollution Control Division, said in a news release. “These new measures demonstrate our commitment to improving our air quality, protecting communities overburdened by pollution and making sure companies are doing their part, too.”

Air pollution regulators said they went “above and beyond federal requirements by conducting environmental justice analyses” when writing the new rules.

“The state may have drafted this plan, but community members made it really shine. They helped us add in even more ways to reduce ozone pollution,” Trisha Oeth, Colorado’s director of environmental health and protection, said in the news release. “Our policies are stronger when we work together with a diverse set of stakeholders. We all share the goal of making sure every Coloradan has clean air to breathe.”

However, EarthJustice, an organization that provides legal representation for environmental advocates, warned the commission in an 11-page letter it would fail to achieve environmental equity if the plan was approved.

That’s exactly what happened, said Ean Thomas Tafoya, executive director of GreenLatinos Colorado, one of five environmental organizations represented by EarthJustice in the letter.

“Once again the AQCC fails its mission to protect public health by authorizing a plan that will undermine our ability to clean up our air,” Tafoya said.

The problem with the air commission’s plan, as far as environmental justice, is how it regulates engines at fracking and drilling sites, said Rebecca Curry, an EarthJustice lawyer based in Colorado.

Engines only have to become cleaner in areas defined as “cumulatively impacted” rather than disproportionately impacted, which is a much broader area in Colorado.

“They’ve essentially required these cleaner engines but they’re in areas where there hasn’t been a new permit issued in two years,” Curry said.

Environmentalists also questioned how the nitrogen oxides emissions will be counted under the new plan.

The air quality commission approved something known as “intensity verification,” which requires oil and gas companies to reduce emissions created in a set unit of production rather than placing a cap on total emissions at a drilling site.

So a company could limit its emissions on every barrel of oil produced, but if it increases its production, then its emissions will increase, too, Tafoya said.

“It doesn’t actually stop you from producing more and more and more,” he said. “If you reduce emissions per unit but make more units, then you’re still increasing pollution.”

The state already put an intensity verification rule in place for methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, but after two years it’s still undetermined whether it actually reduces pollution, said Andrew Klooster, a Colorado field advocate with Earthworks.

The state also hasn’t figured out how to enforce the methane intensity rules, he said. So it’s unlikely there’s any kind of enforcement plan for nitrogen oxides emissions.

“It’s kind of questionable to what it really achieves,” he said.

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The type of pet you insure is only one factor in determining your pet insurance costs. For example, the average cost of pet insurance for a dog is $48 per month and $28 per month for a cat, according to Forbes Advisor’s analysis. That’s based on a policy with $5,000 of annual coverage, a $250 deductible and an 80% reimbursement level.

Here are some other common factors that determine pet insurance costs.

Annual Maximum, Deductible and Reimbursement Level

These are the three main variables that determine how much reimbursement you’ll get if you file a pet insurance claim: annual maximum, deductible amount and reimbursement percentage. Pet insurance will cost more if you choose a high annual maximum, low deductible and/or high reimbursement level.

Pet’s Age

Younger pets are typically cheaper to insure than older pets. That’s because older pets are more likely to have injuries and illnesses, which means higher vet bills. Those higher insurance claims are passed on to policyholders in the form of higher pet insurance premiums. We found the best prices for pet insurance are after a pet’s first birthday until around age six.

Pet’s Breed

Certain breeds are predisposed to hereditary problems and illnesses, which could result in more vet visits and higher medical costs.

For example, a small mixed breed dog costs $33 per month to insure compared to $76 per month for a French bulldog, according to a Forbes Advisor analysis of the most expensive dogs to insure.

Pet’s Gender

Pet insurance companies have found that female pets usually have fewer claims compared to males, so some insurers use pet gender in pricing. Male pets cost about 5% more than females for pet insurance, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Your Location

The average cost for a veterinarian visit is about $61, based on Forbes Advisor’s analysis. Since average vet costs vary around the country, insurers account for that when setting rates.