Essentials of Business Continuity Management
Business continuity management (BCM) focuses on building organisational resilience against a range of threats so that organisations can respond effectively to incidents, maintain the availability of business operations and safeguard the interests of the organisation. This one day course introduces delegates to the essentials of BCM and is totally aligned to BS 25999 the British BCM Standard. It is ideally suited to those involved in ensuring the ongoing availability of business operations and those looking to gain a greater understanding of how BCM can help meet business objectives.
Course Contents
- Introduction to and benefits of Business Continuity Management (BCM)
- Key requirements of BS 25999
- Overview of the BCM lifecycle
- BCM programme management
- Understanding the organisation including risk assessment and business impact analysis
- Determining BCM strategy
- Developing and implementing a BCM response
- Exercising, maintaining and reviewing
- Embedding BCM in the organisation's culture
- Developing an effective business continuity management system (BCMS)
- The need for BCM and the business benefits that it brings
- Fundamental concepts and definitions
- Objectives and requirements of BS 25999
- Different stages of BCM lifecycle
- How to plan the development of a BCMS
Deliverables
On completion of this course, delegates will understand:
