Business Continuity Foundation course - (Elementary level)

If you are a senior professional who does not need to know more - or you are seeking to know what the topic of Business Continuity is all about - or if you want just a BCM refresher/overview with the intention to get BCM certified at a high level - this is the perfect course for you!

Learn Business Continuity from BCM Gurus who can help you understand the right usage of BCM Terminology, explain the steps, and help Business Continuity an interesting career choice for you!

USD 325/-

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About the course

This Business Continuity for Senior Management self-study Foundation course by “Continuity and Resilience” is designed to enable interested professionals to gain a high-level understanding of Business Continuity at their own time, place and pace.

To exhibit BCM competence, quickly complete the course and take up the LEVEL 2 exam administered by FQA UK. Pass the exam and get your FQA UK BCM Foundation Certificate!

Comments from our past participants

“Their training strength is their knowledgeable consultants, who have a rich repository of experience.”

“The auditors specifically complimented our team for its level of understanding - this is again thanks to all of you for training us!”

“Excellent…. The program was well paced, and the examples given were excellent!”

Course Curriculum

Introduction to this course

Welcome video

Section 1 : Business Continuity Management and its criticality

Overview
BCM Methodology and Lifecycle

Section 2 : PLAN (Stage 1 of the PDCA)

Overview to the PLAN Stage - PDCA Stage 1
BCM Program Management - Step 1/12
BCM Policy - Step 2/12
Business Continuity Awareness and Training - Step 3/12

Section 3 : DO (Stage 2 of the PDCA)

Overview to the DO Stage - PDCA Stage 2
Business Impact Analysis -BIA (Step 4/12)
Business Continuity Risk Assessment (Step 5/12)
Business Continuity Recovery Strategies (Step 6/12)
Business Continuity Plans (Step 7/12)

Section 4 : CHECK (Stage 3 of the PDCA)

Overview to the CHECK Stage - PDCA Stage 3
Testing and Exercising (Step 8/12)
Performance Evaluation (Step 9/12)
Internal Audit (Step 10/12)
Management Review (Step 11/12)

Section 5 : ACT (Stage 4 of the PDCA)

Overview to the ACT Stage - PDCA Stage 4
Continual Improvement (Step 12/12)

Section 6 : Summary and Next Steps

Course Summary
Live Instructor-led Continuity & Resilience Q & A (we will issue you a free voucher)
Professionals Knowledge and Networking session (We will issue you a free voucher)
For those wanting further Advancement

Section 5 : The FQA BCM Foundation Certificate Exam - for those who have registered and paid

About the Instructor

Dhiraj Lal, Executive Director of the multi-award winning Continuity and Resilience (CORE), has been practicing Business Continuity for almost 25 years. He has taught the DRI’s CBCP course in the past, and also the CBCI course for almost 10 years, as a BCI approved trainer. Backed by his MBA in Systems and Finance, and a degree in Chemical Engineering, he has done assignments across many sectors, such as Oil & Gas, BFSI, Infrastructure, Aviation, Manufacturing and many others. In his Corporate life, he worked with great brand names such as Citibank, Standard Chartered, Agilent and American Express (as the BCM Program Sponsor and Head). He is Asia’s first BSI appointed Technical Expert for BS25999/ ISO 22301 and assessed 2 of the top 10 certified organizations globally.

He teaches and consults in BCM/ ISO 22301 and related domains. He has been invited to present at the BCI Annual conference in the UK, DRI US, BCMI Singapore, itSMF UK, DRI Asia in Malaysia, ISACA UAE, and also various Crisis, BCM and IT Resilience Summits in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, KSA and India.