Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Masterclass
A Business Continuity Management System you can implement, test and defend — from Business Impact Analysis to incident response, recovery objectives and restoration.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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Business disruption is not an outside chance — it is the operating condition, driven by internal and external threats no organisation fully controls. What separates the resilient from the exposed is a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) that has been implemented, tested and improved before the incident, not drafted during it. This masterclass builds that capability end by end: identifying mission-critical continuity needs and sources of risk, performing Business Impact Analysis to isolate priorities and mission-critical assets, chartering an incident response team, and setting recovery time objectives with the business recovery plans to meet them. The cohort works through coordinating a response, restoring critical assets after a disaster, and communicating accurately and at speed.
What you will do
Who attends
- Business continuity and disaster recovery managers
- Risk, resilience and crisis management professionals
- IT and operations leaders who own recovery plans
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.Continuity needs and risk
- Identifying mission-critical continuity needs
- Defining sources of risk, internal and external
- Identifying and defining emergencies
II.The BCMS
- Implementing a Business Continuity Management System
- Setting BCM in the organisational context
- Prevention and restoration as one system
III.Impact analysis and planning
- Business Impact Analysis: priorities and mission-critical assets
- Recovery time objectives and business recovery plans
- Building the disaster recovery plan with key personnel and stakeholders
IV.Response, testing, improvement
- Coordinating the response following an incident
- Testing the continuity and disaster recovery programme
- Restoring critical assets and communicating at speed
Frequently asked
Who should attend the disaster recovery and business continuity masterclass?
It is designed for business continuity and disaster recovery managers, risk, resilience and crisis management professionals, and IT and operations leaders who own recovery plans. The programme assumes participants are accountable for a plan that must work when invoked, not merely exist.
What does the BCMS work cover in practice?
The masterclass builds the capability end to end: identifying mission-critical continuity needs and sources of risk, performing Business Impact Analysis to isolate priorities and mission-critical assets, chartering an incident response team, and setting recovery time objectives with the business recovery plans to meet them. Testing, maintenance and improvement of the BCMS are treated as part of the system, not an annex.
Is the programme available in-house and in French?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers the masterclass in English and French, and an in-house edition can be tailored to your threat profile, critical assets and existing continuity arrangements. Sessions run on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request, and fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.
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