Business Continuity Professional Course

(Upper Intermediate Level)

Developed in line with the globally respected ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity Standard, the objective of our BCM Professional Training course is to enable participants to get a deep and comprehensive hands-on understanding of the full BCM lifecycle – not just BCM planning and implementation (BIA, RA, Plans, Strategies, Testing and Exercising), but also BCM Maintenance and Continual Improvement (BCM Program Management, Awareness and Testing, Management Review, BCM Internal Audit, Performance Management etc.). Multiple real-life case studies, examples and exercises and the related learnings .help participants to be ready for real-life experiences. This course will be very useful for professionals and practitioners who need an advanced understanding of Business Continuity principles, including the methodology, steps involved and the key success factors that help ensure an effective BCM Program.

USD 1900/-

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About the course

This Training Course is offered on a blended mode, as self-paced learning, which you can attend over weekends and non-office hours, so that you can cement your knowledge at a relaxed pace, and also review any needed portions again and again, based on your own schedule. Live Instructor-led Knowledge recap and Q&A sessions are regularly conducted to enable networking, clear any doubts and to further embed the learnings in your mind. Typical course access is 45 days.

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Course Curriculum

Introduction to this course

Course Welcome Video DEL
Course Welcome Video

High level BCM Overview

Overview of the 5 Modules
Module 1 : BCM and its benefits
Module 2 : BCM Framework
Module 3 - BCM Implementation
Module 4 - Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities
Module 5 - Effective BCM
Session Summary - High level BCM Overview

Section 1 : 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
Further Explanations via real-life PLAN documents (Stage 1 of the PDCA)
Session Summary - PLAN stage (Stage 1 of the PDCA)

Section 2 : 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)
Further Explanations via real-life DO documents (Stage 2 of the PDCA)
Session Summary - DO stage (Stage 2 of the PDCA)

Section 3 : 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)
Further Explanations via real-life CHECK documents (Stage 3 of the PDCA)
Session Summary - CHECK stage (Stage 3 of the PDCA)

Section 4 : ACT (Stage 4 of the PDCA)

Overview to the ACT Stage - PDCA Stage 4
Continual Improvement (Step 12/12)
Further Explanations via real-life ACT documents (Stage 4 of the PDCA)
Session Summary - ACT stage (Stage 4 of the PDCA)

Section 5 : Summary and Next Steps

End of Course Summary
For Advanced Business Continuity professionals
Hands-on Practice via Exercises (3 hrs approx.)
1st Live ILS - Instructor Led Session (2 hrs approx- we will issue you the voucher)
2nd Live ILS - BCM refresher/Q&A (2 hrs approx- we will issue you the voucher)
3rd Live ILS - BCM real-life Documentation Walkthrough (6 hrs approx- we will issue you the voucher)
4th Live ILS - BCM Certification 120MCQs Practice Exam (6 hrs approx- we will issue you the voucher)
5th Live ILS - Course closure/BCM refresher/Q&A (2 hrs approx- we will issue you the voucher)
BCM Professional Certification Exam (2 hours - we will issue the voucher after we get the payment)

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.