Name: Business Continuity Management: Standards, Plans and Systems (in Arabic)
Start: 2021-12-26
End: 2021-12-28
Location: Dubai

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Course Methodology

This course combines presentations as well as individual and team activities designed to establish a practical understanding of the elements of Business Continuity Management, enabling you to construct, deploy and validate relevant Business Continuity Management strategies/plans.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Apply best practices in Business Continuity Management (BCM), including methodologies, tools, and approaches
Enhance organizational capabilities and techniques within a Business Continuity team
Design, implement and manage basis a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)

Target Audience

This course is ideal for anyone who is in, works with, or is training to be in any organizational planning role, or position such as; Business Continuity Managers, Incident Response teams, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Information Officer (CIO), or Operational Risk Managers.

Target Competencies

Team Management
Strategic Planning
Communication skills
Crisis Management
Processes Thinking
Analyzing skills

Introduction to Business Continuity Management and Organizational Resilience
- How does business continuity provide value to the organization?
- Definition and components of Organizational Resilience
Business Continuity Management program, policy and strategy
- Application of a Business Continuity Management program and suitable leadership
- Business continuity policy requirements
- Business Continuity Strategy - How, what and to which extent?
- Emergency and contingency plans
- Understand stakeholder expectations
- Legislation, regulations and standards that should be followed
UAE National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority Standards (NCEMA 7000-2012)
- Overview
- The term NCEMA
- Structure and standard methodology
- GPG 2013 Guidelines and Best Practices issued by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
- Community Security Requirements ISO 22301-2012, and Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS)
  - Overview and context
  - ISO 22301 requirements
The business continuity plan – development and implementation
- The plan ownership and structure
- Business continuity manager and team leaders roles and responsibilities
- Business continuity management costs
Implementing the Business Continuity Program
- Development of the competencies framework required for the operational planning of business continuity management
- Analyzing training needs and skills and competencies framework
Risk Management and Business Impact Analysis
- Risk Management
- Implementing business impact analysis methodologies
- Introduction to different types of business impact analysis
  - Strategic
  - Tactical
  - Operational
- Business impact analysis case study
Additional considerations within Business Continuity Management
- BCM in the public and private sectors
- Business management challenges in the UAE and GCC

Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training and Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.