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Why Choose Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course?

The Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course is essential for building a resilient organization capable of withstanding unexpected disruptions. This course focuses on identifying critical services and products, assessing potential risks, and developing strategies to ensure business operations continue seamlessly during crises. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of how to recover quickly and effectively from various types of disruptions—whether natural, technological, or human-made. By completing this training, you will be equipped with proven strategies and techniques to manage your organization's continuity, ensuring you can navigate any crisis with confidence.

Integrating Business Continuity Management (BCM) and IT Disaster Recovery (DR) into your organization is a strategic investment that improves your overall stability and long-term security. Organizations that recover swiftly from disruptions reduce the impact of losses and safeguard their reputation. This course arms you with the tools to develop robust recovery plans using internationally recognized standards, empowering your organization to thrive even in challenging times.

What are the Goals?

By the end of the Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery online training course, participants will:

  • Be proficient in conducting threat and vulnerability assessments, including Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
  • Develop cost-effective strategies to protect critical business functions
  • Gain a solid understanding of BCM and IT DR best practices and principles
  • Design exercises that align Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery efforts
  • Learn to maintain support and engagement for BCM initiatives throughout the organization

Who is this Training Course for?

The Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery training course is designed for professionals responsible for managing business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management in their organizations. It is beneficial for individuals at various levels of the organization, including:

  • Business Continuity Professionals
  • Crisis Management Team Members
  • Security and IT Professionals
  • Operations Managers and Control Room Staff
  • Professionals overseeing emergency preparedness
  • IT and Telecommunication Managers
  • Internal and External Auditors

This course is ideal for anyone involved in developing, implementing, or maintaining BCM and IT DR plans.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery training course will utilize a blend of proven adult learning techniques to enhance engagement and retention. Participants will receive comprehensive training materials, including a manual and a USB containing course text, slides, handouts, and case studies.

The course incorporates various learning methods such as:

  • Group discussions and case studies
  • Real-world examples and DVD materials
  • Hands-on exercises and simulations

Each session is designed to be practical and informative, providing participants with the "lessons learned" from real-world scenarios. The course emphasizes both best practices and the principles of BCM, ensuring a holistic approach to crisis management and recovery.

The Course Content

  • Introduction and explanation of ISO-2230
  • Policy & Programme management of Business Continuity Management
  • Embedding BCM
  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) with examples 
  • Identifying critical business processes and impact mitigation strategies
  • Establishing the 'maximum tolerable downtime' of critical processes
  • Practical exercise; BIA and Risk Assessment
  • Developing plans with Recovery Point Objectives (RPO’s) & Recovery Time Objectives (RTO’s)
  • Establishing 'worst case' scenarios, for which strategies need to be developed
  • Identifying recovery strategies, for critical business processes
  • Determine costs, evaluating the strategy, essential equipment back-ups and recovery strategies
  • Establishing the Business Continuity and Recovery teams
  • Case Study and exercise
  • Crisis Management overview
  • Who is on the team, who else should be?
  • Implementing an Incident Command Framework  
  • Emergency Centre Management
  • Reputation & Media Management – 20 point ‘must do’ list
  • Business Continuity Management Case study and Exercise
  • Criteria for determining whether a potential crisis situation exists
  • First task - Is there an actual or potential threat to human safety?
  • Do you adopt an Evacuation or a ‘Shelter’ policy?
  • Human Factors in BCM
  • Examine Disaster Recovery activities and strategies
  • Involvement of external agencies, what is it they want to know
  • Consider the implications of cyber hacking of networks – with case studies.
  • Maintaining, Administering, Auditing & Evaluating Business Continuity Plans   
  • Maintaining and administering BCM & DR plans
  • How to validate your plan, your arrangements and your teams
  • Who should be on your exercise planning team?
  • Test – implementation, evaluation, de-brief and critique
  • Exercise report, recommendations and follow up
  • BCI training and awareness programmes. BCI membership
  • Case Study and exercise

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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