Business Management Competency

Fundamentals of Business Continuity Management and Business Impact Analysis

Learn Business Continuity Management and Business Impact Analysis to build resilient plans that keep your organisation running during disruptions. Ideal for professionals focused on crisis readiness and recovery.

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Course rating

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Modules Covered

Overview

In today’s unpredictable business world, operational resilience is crucial. This two-day programme on Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) equips professionals with essential tools to protect critical operations. Learn key BCM principles, conduct effective BIAs, and develop robust Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) to prepare for and respond to crises like natural disasters, IT failures, and pandemics. This course helps organisations maintain continuity and recover quickly from disruptions.

Your Learning Outcomes

Explain the objective and scope of Business Continuity Management.

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List the stages in the BCM Process.

2

Explain the need to prioritise what we protect.

3

Explain the meaning of key terminology – RTO & MTPD.

4

Use the BIA template to prioritise the essential parts of an organisation.

5

List the various strategies for protecting the essential parts of an organisation.

6

List the typical sections of a Business Continuity Plan.

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Articulate methods to maintain and exercise BCM to prevent obsolescence.

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Identify advanced topics for further study, if needed.

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Designed for

• Executives • Emerging Managers • Managers

Training Modules

Modules framework for professional development

• The building blocks of an organisation
• The importance of prioritising first before protecting
• What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?
• The scope of BCM and how to avoid "scope creep"
• An overview of other management disciplines and their relation to BCM
• BCM as a "living programme"
• BCM Policy – an overview

• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) – Identifying urgent processes
• RTO, MTPD, and RPO – metrics for prioritisation
• BIA – Defining impact categories & impact levels
• BIA – Measuring impact over time to set MTPD and RTO
• Minimum Operating Resources required for recovery (MOR)
• A workshop on using the BIA template
• Risk Assessment – an overview

• General strategies for protection
• Safe separation distance between primary and secondary assets

• Procure/implement MOR
• Developing Business Continuity Plans (BCP)
• An overview of further contingency measures such as pandemic plans and business continuity during IT downtime
• Testing or exercising BCPs – an overview

• Maintaining the BC programme to prevent obsolescence
• Improving the BC programme to enhance resilience
• Self-assessments, audits, corrective action, and improvement

• Crisis Management
• BCM for BC Managers and specialists
• Risk Assessment

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Subject Matter Expert

Mohan Menon

Over 30 years’ experience in Business Continuity Management (BCM) across Southeast Asia. Has guided 50+ medium to large enterprises in six countries on BCM and Disaster Recovery (DR). Expert in leading large teams on complex resilience projects and fostering organisational preparedness. Skilled trainer with hundreds of sessions delivered to all organisational levels, including C-suite and boards. Specialises in BCM, Business Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment, and Business Continuity Plan Development. Known for clear communication of complex technical concepts to senior executives for better decision-making.

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RM 2,300

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RM 2,600

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All the fee is subject to 8% SST.

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