COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Advanced Business Continuity Management. It covers the evolution of BCM standards, integration with enterprise risk management, regulatory and compliance drivers and BCM and organizational resilience; the risk assessment in BCM, business impact analysis and governance and BCM program management; the legal, regulatory and contractual considerations and stakeholder communication planning; the continuity strategies for critical business functions; and the IT disaster recovery planning and supply chain continuity. 

Further, the course will also discuss the pandemic and public health emergency planning, scenario analysis and stress testing; the emerging risks and BCM and incident response structure; the crisis management, decision-making, plan development and documentation; the BCM and cyber resilience integration; and the continuity for critical infrastructure and recovery time and point objectives (RTO/RPO). 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the design and execution of BCM exercises; monitoring and assurance and BCM performance; the lessons learned integration, change management and third-party and vendor BCM audits; building a resilient culture and the role of leadership in BCM success; embedding continuity thinking in daily operations; the BCM metrics and reporting, business continuity and sustainability; and the global standards and frameworks and the future of BCM.