COURSE OVERVIEW:
The Business Resumption plan deals with how, where, when, and who will be responsible and what they will do when a significant event occurs. This very well may be a situation where you are starting from scratch, up to and including the loss of the use and access to your primary location, either temporarily or long term, but it also encompasses many other degrees of disaster.
The disaster could be the result of incidents such as global pandemics, floods, fires, explosion, contamination, storms, terrorist activities, political unrest, war and many others whose impact may not be clearly evident. Any one or a combination of these can result in you needing to reconstruct your critical infrastructure in the shortest period of time possible.
Failure to plan for an emergency can leave you out in the cold. The business resumption plan, or BRP, is necessary for your company to get back to business after an emergency. Everything essential to the company’s continued operation is detailed in it. Business resumption is the process of re-opening each of the institution’s components and testing and revising the process based upon the results.
The BRP should reduce loss of life, potential for infection or injury, facility damage and loss of assets and records. To accomplish this, assess each department to ensure all the appropriate steps are taken. By simultaneously implementing the BRP and a business continuity plan (BCP) you should stabilise your company after a disaster.
Business continuity planning (BCP) is the process involved in creating a system of prevention and recovery from potential threats to a company. The plan ensures that personnel and assets are protected and are able to function quickly in the event of a disaster. The BCP is generally conceived in advance and involves input from key stakeholders and personnel.
The process described in this course is generic and flexible to the needs of many. Certain terminology and other elements may not be directly applicable to a specific organisation, but with effort and a little imagination, there should be no reason why the process shouldn't work for virtually any organisation.
The first section of this course introduces the concept of business resumption planning and shows it in relation to other forms of risk management and planning.
The second section explains a step by step process for developing a business resumption plan. It includes discussions on the following topics:
· Getting the business resumption planning process underway.
· Undertaking an analysis of the organisation's activities and establishing the resources necessary to maintain those activities.
· Developing a post disaster recovery structure and activity sheets.
· Assembling the plan.
· Implementing the plan.
The third section is devoted to plan support and introduces some of the many risk management activities that are important to the success of the BRP.
The fourth section introduces business continuity planning (BCP) and explains a six-step process to develop a business continuity plan - using an illustrative example of a fictitious SME - to assist you develop your own BCP.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:
· What is business resumption planning?
· The importance of BRP
· The elements of business resumption planning
· What a good business resumption plan does?
· Why prepare for hazardous events?
· The possible impacts of any hazardous events on an organisation
· The benefits associated with an integrated risk management program
· The planning process
· The importance of management commitment
· The benefits of a BRP before, during and after an emergency
· Why and how to develop and communicate a business resumption planning policy?
· Why appoint a BRP coordinator?
· The importance of assembling a planning team
· How to establish a planning framework?
· The three step process operational review
· The organisational outputs
· The department level functions
· How to determine resource needs?
· How to develop a recovery structure?
· The responsibilities of the executive control group and the information program coordinator
· The responsibilities of the BRP coordinator and the security coordinator
· The responsibilities of the resource coordination team and the operations teams
· The responsibilities of the accommodation coordinator and the equipment & supplies coordinator
· The responsibilities of the finance and the administration coordinator
· The responsibilities of the personnel coordinator and the essential records coordinator
· The responsibilities of the damage assessment and salvage team
· How to assemble the BRP?
· The content of the business resumption plan
· How to implement and maintain the BRP?
· What a comprehensive preparedness program may achieve?
· The risk assessment and the risk model
· How to identify the hazards?
· How to evaluate the risk that each hazard represents?
· The preparedness activities
· What is business continuity planning (BCP)?
· The six-step COVID-19 business continuity plan
· Why identify your key products or services?
· How to establish the objective of your BCP?
· How to evaluate the potential impact of disruptions to your enterprise and workers?
· How to list actions to protect your business?
· Why establish contact lists?
· Why maintain, review and continuously update your BCP?
· How a small business owner developed a BCP to mitigate the impact of COVID-19?
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.
COURSE DELIVERY:
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ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.