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Running a business continuity engagement as a consultant

Scope, run and hand over a business continuity engagement for a client — course in preparation.

A practical course for consultants and firms that support several organisations: scoping an engagement, running impact analysis interviews across a client, getting results signed off by management, supporting the writing of the plan and the first exercise, then handing the approach over to the client. The outline below is indicative; it will be finalised at launch.

6
Planned modules
8 h
Estimated time
2
Standards cited

Learning objectives

  • Scope a continuity engagement: perimeter, deliverables, timeline, governance
  • Run and consolidate impact analysis interviews at a client
  • Get objectives and solutions signed off by management
  • Hand the approach over so that the client can sustain it without you

Intended audience

  • Independent consultants
  • Consulting firms supporting several organisations
  • Continuity managers acting as internal consultants

Prerequisites

  • Having completed the free course “Business continuity fundamentals: from critical activity to a first plan”, or an equivalent level
  • Some first experience of consulting work helps

Planned outline

  1. 01Scoping the engagement: the client’s real need, scope, deliverables and exit criteria
  2. 02Preparing and running impact analysis interviews across a client
  3. 03Consolidating, presenting and getting results signed off by management
  4. 04Supporting the choice of solutions and the writing of the plan
  5. 05Designing and running the first exercise, then steering the action plan
  6. 06Handing over the approach and keeping it alive after the engagement

Assessment method

Planned: a case study with deliverables. Final arrangements will be published at launch.

Document issued

Planned: a certificate of achievement after assessment. To be confirmed at launch.

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