Day 1: Introduction to Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience

• Define business continuity and its importance to organisations
• Explore the relationship between risk management and continuity planning
• Identify common threats and disruptions (natural, technical, operational)
• Understand the regulatory and compliance landscape
• Review real-world case studies of continuity successes and failures

Day 2: Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

• Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats
• Perform Business Impact Analysis to prioritise critical functions
• Identify essential resources, dependencies, and recovery requirements
• Set recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs)
• Document BIA findings to support planning efforts

Day 3: Developing the Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

• Structure a comprehensive business continuity plan
• Define roles, responsibilities, and escalation procedures
• Establish emergency response, communication, and recovery protocols
• Plan for facilities, systems, supply chain, and personnel continuity
• Create checklists, templates, and response guides

Day 4: Testing, Training, and Plan Maintenance

• Design and run simulation exercises and continuity drills
• Train staff to understand and execute their roles in a disruption
• Evaluate plan effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
• Maintain and update the plan regularly to reflect changes
• Learn lessons from tests and real incidents

Day 5: Embedding Continuity into Organisational Culture

• Integrate business continuity into overall risk strategy
• Promote awareness and commitment across all departments
• Monitor key continuity indicators and performance metrics
• Build leadership support and continuous engagement
• Develop an action plan to apply course learning in your organisation