Writing the Business Continuity Plan (1-Day course)
Summary
This 1-day course will give you skills to help you to write your Business Continuity or Resumption Plan. It is very much a practical course, following the timeline of an incident affecting a company with no formal plans. As each new problem arises, solutions and alternative strategies will be discussed leading to an outline plan that has developed from a user perspective.
The course is suitable for:
Those tasked with writing Business Continuity Plans or collaborating in the writing of plans. Attendees need a basic knowledge of Business Continuity in advance, in order to gain maximum benefit from this course.
Aims
The survival of an organization following an interruption depends on senior management's ability to minimise the scale and duration of disruption to business functions. A Business Resumption plan is a comprehensive statement of actions to be taken before, during and after a disaster and forms the major reactive component of the Business Continuity Management programme. The format of Business Resumption plans usually reflects the discipline of the formal development process rather than providing a manual suitable for managing the response to a major incident. By following an incident timeline delegates should:
- Understand the actions required to recover from a major incident
- Appreciate the extent to which the recovery depends on pre-planned resources and predefined actions
- Know the options available for recovery and how to select those most appropriate
- Be able to develop a workable and 'disaster friendly' resumption plan.
The course covers:
- Emergency response
- Communication
- Crisis Management
- Situation assessment
- Managing the recovery
- Resource issues and solutions
- Asset restoration
- Testing the new plan
Venue
Cotswold Conference Centre - The award winning Cotswold Conference Centre is near Moreton-In-Marsh, which is 90 Minutes on a direct line from London Paddington. We offer free transfers from Moreton-in-Marsh railway station and Birmingham International Airport/Railway Station if booked in advance.
Course author and presenters
The course will be presented by either Ian Charters or Helen Sweet MBCI.
Ian Charters FBCI has been a member of the Business Continuity Institute since 1997, and was elected a Fellow in 2004. He is an internationally respected Business Continuity practitioner, and a member of the board of the BCI as well as being Chair of its Education Committee. He is also on the working party which is developing the new British Standard for Business Continuity BS 25999.
Helen Sweet was Industry Newcomer of the Year in 2004 at the Business Continuity Awards for her work with Wanadoo and is a member of the BCI's Communications panel. She has since worked as a Business Continuity Consultant for Siemens and is now an independent Consultant and Trainer.
Provider
This course is non-residential.
Further information
Fee: £530 + VAT
