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AUTOMATA: YOUR AUTOMATIC CHOICE!
BUSINESS CONTINUITY (BCM) MASTERCLASS
Summary
Organisations of all sizes and sectors are increasingly at risk of disruption from terrorism, floods, pandemics, power failures, security incidents, technological disruptions and data disasters. Business Continuity methods have been developed as an innovative response to such threats and many others, including minor day-day incidents, impacting business life, that may have a serious cumulative effect. Regardless of your previous experience, our renowned, two day Masterclass will be your ideal choice if you wish to gain a clear and thorough understanding of how to run a Business Continuity Management (BCM) programme involving all business activities within an organisation. If you are already are involved in Business Continuity it will provide a perfect opportunity to "benchmark" yourself and/or your organisation against relevant standards.
Venue
This exclusive course is held at Whittlebury Hall in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. The centre features a swimming pool, spa, sauna, gym and jogging trails. Each bedroom is designed to be a home from home for you to work, network and relax.
Objectives
To ensure you and other delegates gain the skills, knowledge and expertise to lead, make a major contribution or audit a BCM programme.
Content
Through an enjoyable combination of case studies, exercises, group work and presentations during this interactive course we will cover the key provisions of British Standard 25999 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management and the Good Practice Guide/10 international certification standards of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). We will also explore the BS 25999 "lifecycle" components, Programme Initiation and Management; Business Impact Analysis; Risk Evaluation and Control; Developing Business Continuity Management Strategies; Emergency Response and Operations; Developing and Implementing Business Continuity and Crisis Management Plans; Awareness and Training Programmes; Maintaining and Exercising Plans; Crisis Communications; Coordination with External Agencies.
In addition to the above core topics, we will review many other business continuity issues such as pandemics, BS 25777 ICT Continuity Management and the UK Civil Contingencies Act.
NB: To thoroughly review BS 25999 in extra depth and detail, we would strongly recommend that you stay for a 3rd day and take Automata’s BS 25999 EXTRA” course.
Who should attend?
This course will be especially valuable if your role is directly involved with BCM or a closely related business discipline such as Disaster Recovery, Risk, Audit, Emergency Planning, Security, Safety, Facilities or Insurance. If you are involved in the IT component of a business continuity programme please see our IT Service Continuity courses unless you are interested in business continuity programmes covering all business activities.
Lecturer Practitioners:
Either Garry Poole or Jim Burtles will lead you through this highly informative course. Both Garry and Jim are Fellows of the BCI, were founder members of the Institute and work with major organisations across the globe. Garry was a UK Business Continuity Manager of the Year (Corporate Insurance & Risk Magazine) and subsequently global BCM director of a major telecommunications company. Both served served as elected BCI directors for six years assisting with its growth across the globe.
FREE unique benefits that you will gain from the course:
- Business Continuity Institute Affiliate Membership
- memory stick with course materials
- binder with course materials and useful information
- toolkit with questionnaires, plan templates, etc
- post course Help Desk to assist with enquiries
Training Fee:
The training fee is amazing value @ £870 + VAT. This includes a superb three course lunch on both days plus hot and cold snacks and refreshments
Accommodation
Accommodation and meals may be booked at our conference centre for before, during and after the course to suit your convenience. This should be done through Automata at the same time as you make your course booking. Fees are as follows:
£95 + VAT for Bed & Breakfast per night
£25 + VAT for a superb three course evening meal.
NB: We would recommend booking the course evening meal on the first night of the training as it will be a marvellous opportunity to socialise with other delegates!
Complimentary airport taxi service
To assist with your journey we will be delighted to provide you with a complimentary taxi service to/from London, Birmingham and East Midlands airports.
We can come to you!
We will be pleased to discuss bringing this course to you or you delivering it under licence.
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