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Introduction

Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course equips organisations with the structure and tools required to build operational resilience and ensure rapid recovery from disruption. This Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course focuses on identifying critical products, services, and time-sensitive activities, then developing robust strategies to maintain operations during crises.

Using the ISO 22301 framework and the full BCM Life Cycle, participants gain practical knowledge to analyse risks, define maximum tolerable downtime, and implement effective recovery strategies. The course integrates internationally recognised BCM and IT Disaster Recovery best practices, including IT security standards and crisis coordination principles.

By embedding Business Continuity Management (BCM) and IT Disaster Recovery (IT DR) into organisational systems, delegates will enhance stability, minimise financial loss, and protect reputation. Faster recovery time directly reduces operational impact, ensuring business sustainability and stakeholder confidence even during major disruptions.

What are the Goals?

Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course provides participants with structured knowledge and practical tools to design, implement, and maintain effective continuity and recovery strategies. It enables professionals to align BCM and IT DR frameworks with international standards and organisational objectives.

By attending this training course, delegates will be able to:

  • Conduct comprehensive Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and threat assessments
  • Identify critical functions and determine Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)
  • Select cost-effective recovery and risk mitigation strategies
  • Develop and maintain Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery plans
  • Coordinate Crisis Management, emergency response, and DR teams
  • Apply international BCM standards including ISO 22301
  • Strengthen organisational commitment to Business Continuity Management

Who is this Training Course for?

Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course is designed for professionals responsible for ensuring organisational resilience, operational continuity, and crisis preparedness. It supports both strategic leaders and operational managers involved in BCM planning and IT recovery processes.

This training course will greatly benefit:

  • Business Continuity professionals and resilience managers
  • Emergency response and Crisis Management team members
  • Security and risk management professionals
  • Operations and control room managers
  • IT and telecommunications managers
  • Internal and external auditors
  • Professionals responsible for preparedness and administrative coordination

It is suitable for individuals seeking to strengthen their expertise in Business Continuity Management, IT Disaster Recovery planning, and organisational risk reduction.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery Training Course uses proven adult learning methodologies to ensure strong knowledge retention and practical capability development. Participants receive comprehensive course materials, including manuals, case studies, exercises, and reference resources aligned with the BCM Life Cycle and ISO 22301.

The training course combines expert-led discussions, real-world case studies, scenario-based exercises, and practical workshops. Delegates engage in Business Impact Analysis simulations, recovery strategy development, Crisis Management coordination exercises, and IT Disaster Recovery planning activities.

Interactive group work reinforces learning, while practical “lessons learned” scenarios demonstrate best practices and best principles in Business Continuity Management and IT DR. This structured yet practical approach ensures participants can immediately apply continuity and recovery frameworks within their own organisations.

Course Content

Day 1

The Creation and Maintenance of a Sound BCM System is a Complex Undertaking

  • 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
Day 2

Analysis, Design and Developing the Strategy

  • 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
Day 3

Enabling an Effective and Efficient Response, Command and Control, Stakeholder Management and the Process for Recovery Management

  • 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
Day 4

The IT Disaster Recovery Phase. Minimising Damage, Re-establishment of Services such as IT, Power and Communications

  • 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.
Day 5

Keeping the Plan Alive - Validating and Maintaining your BCM Programme

  • 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

The Certificate

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