Masterclass I

Business Continuity – A Pratical Process
Monday, 20 June 2005

Objective:

• Understanding of the concept of Business Continuity in the broader context of Enterprise Risk Management
• Understanding of the business process adopted in effective business continuity practice
• Ability to assess one’s own organisation from a business continuity perspective
• Ability to identify appropriate interventions in one’s own organisation in order to effectively prepare for disasters,
  minimise disruption and ensure the survival of the organisation

Approach:

• Highly practical and participative
• Participants will be given a case study prior to the workshop in order to enable them to prepare appropriately
• Participants will work on the case study individually and in syndicate groups
• The focus is on the practical application of the theoretical concepts of disaster management and business continuity.

Programme:

• Introduction
• Defining disaster management and business continuity
• Case Study Overview
• Creating a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
  - Identifying mission critical activities (MCAs)
  - Creating a BIA matrix
  - Evaluating and measuring potential business impact
  - Creating a business continuity recovery profile
• Risk Determination and Evaluation:
  - Identifying MCAs at greatest risk
  - Assessing potential impacts, exposures and probabilities
  - Develop Overall Strategy
  - Develop Functional Area Strategies
• Developing an emergency response plan
• Developing a crisis management plan and communications protocol
• Business Recovery
  - Identifying minimum resource requirements to provide minimum acceptable service levels
• Measures to mitigate and control risk
  - Measures for funding and transferring risk
  - Developing a business continuity strategy to maximise operational resilience
  - Implementing a risk management control programme

Your masterclass leaders:

Andrew Pike
Director
A-Cubed Consulting

Attorney and consultant; 2002 South Africa Risk Manager of the Year; Author of ”People Risks – A people-based strategy for Business Success”. Specialising in Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organisational Development through facilitation and training.

Andy Sachs
Director
A-Cubed Consulting

Engineer, Academic, Consultant – specialising in strategy (including the Balanced Scorecard), Continuous Improvement, Management Development, Organisational Development and Project Facilitation.