Business continuity management is important for two compelling reasons: it significantly improves your organisation’s chances of surviving a major incident. It is a corporate governance requirement under BS 25999-1 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management and PAS 56. This course will help you ensure compliance.
This course is run by CIMA Mastercourses.
What is Business Continuity Management? (BCM)
- Benefits of BCM
- How BCM fits into organisational strategy
- British Standards: BS 25999
- BCM and corporate governance
The elements of BCM
- Business Continuity policy statement
- BCM strategies
- Backup
- Alternate site
- Split operations
- Alternate method
- Case Studies
Developing a BCM framework
- Understanding the organisation
- Business Impact analysis
- Mission critical activities
- Recovery time objectives
- Recovery point objectives
- Risk assessment
- BCM options
- Detailed Business Continuity Plan contents
BCM planning exercise
Developing a BCM Framework (Contd)
- Implementing the plan
- Trigger events
- Decision making under stress
- Communications
- Crisis management
- Returning to normal
Testing the plans
Embedding BCM in the organisation
- Maintenance
- Audit
- Ensuring you meet the requirements for BS25999
- Documentation required
Course review and summary