This course aims at developing and implementing a Business Continuity Management Plan. The plan is developed to suite the manager of the business. This course will provide practical tools, systems and reports that will facilitate the management of operations within an organization.

Course Objectives

• Identify the mitigating threats of organizations.
• Understand crisis management through the development of an Incident Management Plan
• Developing structures of crisis management
• Create a risk register that identifies primary and secondary risks.

Duration:        5 Days

Who Should Attend

The course targets primarily board members, upper management, and heads of department. The course seeks to equip participants on the strategies that can be implemented to ensure proper management of operations within an organization.

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introduction to business continuity management plan
• Importance of BCM plans
• Objectives of business continuity

Evaluation of Risk

• Meaning of risk
• Impact levels and immediate response
• Risk Management

BCM Plans

• BCM plans structures.
• BCM plan resources
• BCM development and implementation
• BCM plans elements.

Organization Plans

• Communication plan
• Organizational interface plan
• Resource and procurement management plan
• Project initiation plan
• Recovery of business plan
• Management of incident plan

Management

• Management principles
• Sequence of management
• Stages of management
• Macro and micro crisis
• Management plan
• Design and implementation of management plan

Crisis

• Policies and Instructions on crisis
• Crisis response guidelines
• Inter-organizational management of crisis
• Crisis leadership
• Training and education
• Structures of crisis management
• Structure of crisis response team
• Risk scope
• Risk scope principles
• Types of risks (Manmade/natural)

General Notes

• This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

• Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.
• Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.