“Best training course I have attended. Rinske was knowledgeable, patient, and provided thought-provoking exercises and examples. Many Thanks.” – Australian Research Council

This 3-day best practice course is all you need to know to start managing Business Continuity…

• Super practical
• Developed in accordance with global industry guidelines and Government standards
• Earn CEAP points and/or prepare for CBCP/BCI certification

Get trained by the best…

• Trained 1000+ individuals across Australasia, Europe and Africa
• Assisted 100+ companies with their Business Continuity challenges
• Presented at conferences globally, totaling 10,000+ delegates

Receive…

• Expert guidance whilst documenting your actual plans during the workshop
• FREE soft copies of practical BCP/DR templates used during the course
• Two free articles post-workshop, on hot topics in DR/BCP

Get ready for the real BCP challenges at work…

• Play the “BCP team formation” management boardgame
• Role-play the challenge of getting buy-in across the organisation
• Learn from delegates across different disciplines and industries

This training program assists anyone who has some involvement in BCM/DR - whether from BCM, Risk, IT, HR, Compliance, Operations or other business areas - to increase their knowledge. You will also get assistance if you are preparing for the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) qualification exam (DR-501, required for CBCP/CMCP/ABCP certification) and/or BCI certification (required for MBCI/AMBCI/FBCI certifications).

The 3-day Business Continuity Management training course and the 2-day Advanced BCP Testing and Compliance Workshop,which have been developed in accordance with industry standards including Australian Standard HB221/5050, British Standard BS25999, ISO 22399/22301, APRA CPS232/PS232/GPS232/APS222, ITSCM (ITIL), DS4 (COBIT) and DRII, can be conducted in-house or in public.

Benefits of a proper Business Continuity Plan

• Meeting regulatory requirements
• Achieving insurance premium discounts
• Gaining competitive advantage when responding to Requests for Tender
• Reducing risks, and improving the capability of your organisation to continue critical activities “no matter what”
• Providing shareholders, customers, employees, 3rd parties and general public with confidence in your business
• Ensuring common terminology/language about BCM/DR across your organisation
• Enhancing motivation of your teams to perform well in regards to BC/DR testing and documentation
• Increase control over BC/DR processes and improve ability to measure progress.

What clients say

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and gained a lot of useful information, which I have been able to put to good use. I would recommend the course to other Bank colleagues who need to have a good understanding on Business Continuity Management.” - P. Scholefield - Bendigo & Adelaide Bank

“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and am looking forward to applying the framework and methodology. My expectations were met 100% - N. Niemand - Datacom

“Thanks Rinske, I thought the course was brilliant and I also leant a lot from the discussions with the other participants… This is a very useful secondary benefit of the course.” R. Evans - Snowy Hydro Ltd

“Thank you for making the course a really fantastic learning experience.” P. Mattiuzzo - IBM Consultant

“Thanks for the great course. Your format, delivery and content are excellent. You have obviously invested many hours into development, and your real world examples from your (very) extensive experience add heaps. I learnt a lot. Some of which I’ve already utilised. Thanks again!” P. Howley - World Vision Australia

See below dates of the 3-day BCM training course

Australia

• Melbourne: 24-26 October 2011, 13-15 Feb 2012
• Canberra: October 2011
• Sydney: 12-14 Dec 2011, 19-21 March 2012
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): 1-3 Feb 2012
• Doha (Qatar): 5-7 Feb 2012
• Singapore: 26-28 March 2012

Email us for more information… we’re here to help!

Training courses in other cities in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and Asia are held at request.

Bookings - 3-day BCM training course

Email us for more information or bookings, download the 3-day Business Continuity Management training course or contact us on +61 (0) 2 8006 2884 for further details.

In order to provide you with assistance in getting ready for internal/external BCP audits and help you with Advanced Business Continuity Testing challenges, Business As Usual presents a 2-day workshop.

Advanced Business Continuity Testing and BCP Compliance (2-day workshop)

This workshop gives you hands-on experience and is a confidence builder for those who are faced with the challenge of Business Continuity (BC) or Disaster Recovery (DR) audits and BCP Testing. During the workshop you will be performing an actual pre-audit self assessment on your own BCP based on the standards relevant to you, and you will also put together a BCP Test script and detailed BCP Test plan for your organisation.

Those who don’t have a BCP in place yet, will learn what they should incorporate in the process, in order to align their BCP with industry standards, Government Guidelines and industry best-practice.

The workshop assists you and your organisation with assurance or compliance/certification with standards such as ISO/PAS 22399/22301, CPS232/SPS232/APS222/GPS232 (APRA), BS25999, AS HB221:2004, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, NFPA 1600:2007, ITSCM (ITIL) and DS4 (COBIT)

Learning Outcomes

• Understand how to review the organisation’s BC/DR processes
• Perform a mini-audit of your BCP based on standards relevant to you (e.g. APRA, BS25999, ISO, HB221)
• Get practical BCP Testing templates and practice with these during the workshop
• Know how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in relation to BCP audits and tests/exercises

Next dates (usually straight after the 3-day BCM course):

• Sydney: 15-16 Dec 2011, 22-23 March 2012
• Melbourne: 31 March & 1 April 2011, 25-26 October 2011
• Canberra: October 2011
• Perth:tba

For Dubai (UAE - 12-13 March 2012) and Singapore (29-30 March 2012) information: Email us… we’re here to help!

Workshops in other cities in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe and Asia are held at request.

Bookings - Advanced BCP Testing and Compliance workshop

Email us for more information or bookings, download the Advanced BCP Testing and Compliance Workshop brochure or contact us on +61 (0) 2 8006 2884 for further details.

Ready to enrol? Download the Australian booking form (3-day and/or 2-day courses) here.

Enquiries? We are here to help!

(note: larger corporates click here for information on the Business As Usual BCP Template kit)

• Simple, affordable planning template for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Fill-in the gaps, and benefit from the included checklists to save you weeks of work
• Prepare your business for pandemic flu, power outages, fires, denied office access, phone/IT failures, flash flooding, supplier/staff unavailability and other threats relevant to your organisation.
• Improve reputation and customer/employee confidence
• Achieve compliance
• Even reduce insurance premiums!

The BCP/DRP template is available in various formats (including MsWord) and is guaranteed to save you weeks of work! It’s based on best-practice and has been developed in accordance with Government standards and guidelines including ISO22399, APRA, BS25999, DRII, SS540 and HB221.

What clients say about the Business As Usual BCP template…

“We have had major floods multiple cyclones threaten our locations over the last 2 years. We are a law firm with approximately 150 staff in Queensland. We act for many blue-chip organisations including banks, who require BCP. Our BCP/DR template is a most useful foundation for our BCP/DR team to discuss and action in times of and leading up to the natural disasters. We are constantly ’sharpening the saw’ regarding our BCP/DR plans and have seen the cost to the many firms who did not have, action or have an adequate BCP/DR plan. We were fine and continue to firmly focus on a plan which is premised on Business as Usual’s main primaries: People/Systems-Services/Location.” (Paul Agnew, Partner In Charge, McKAYS Solicitors)

• Risks relevant to your organisation
• How to manage the ‘people aspects’ of Business Continuity for your business
• Time-critical processes that you need to continue to keep your business going
• Operational and financial impacts of potential disasters and disruptions
• Contingency provisions in place, and related operational procedures
• How to easily keep your plan updated, including Crisis Management procedures
• Ensuring your staff remain aware of their role
• Exercises and tests to check if the plan will actually work.

Fill out the contact form below to request more information on the template. Please provide your telephone contact details if you prefer to discuss your requirements over the phone, or call us via the details provided below.

Contact information
Telephone: (+61) 2 8006 2884
Fax: (+61) 430 10 7896
info@disasterplantemplate.com

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In order to provide you with assistance in getting ready for internal/external BCP audits and help you with Advanced Business Continuity Testing challenges, Business As Usual presents a 2-day workshop.

What clients said about Business As Usual courses

“Best training course I have attended. Rinske was knowledgeable, patient, and provided thought-provoking exercises and examples. Many Thanks.” – Australian Research Council

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and gained a lot of useful information, which I have been able to put to good use. I would recommend the course to other Bank colleagues who need to have a good understanding on Business Continuity Management.” - P. Scholefield - Bendigo & Adelaide Bank

“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and am looking forward to applying the framework and methodology. My expectations were met 100% - N. Niemand - Datacom

“Thanks Rinske, I thought the course was brilliant and I also leant a lot from the discussions with the other participants… This is a very useful secondary benefit of the course.” R. Evans - Snowy Hydro Ltd

“Thank you for making the course a really fantastic learning experience.” P. Mattiuzzo - IBM Consultant

“Thanks for the great course. Your format, delivery and content are excellent. You have obviously invested many hours into development, and your real world examples from your (very) extensive experience add heaps. I learnt a lot. Some of which I’ve already utilised. Thanks again!” P. Howley - World Vision Australia

Advanced Business Continuity Testing and BCP Compliance (2-day workshop)

This workshop gives you hands-on experience and is a confidence builder for those who are faced with the challenge of Business Continuity (BC) or Disaster Recovery (DR) audits and BCP Testing. During the workshop you will be performing an actual pre-audit self assessment on your own BCP based on the standards relevant to you, and you will also put together a BCP Test script and detailed BCP Test plan for your organisation.

Those who don’t have a BCP in place yet, will learn what they should incorporate in the process, in order to align their BCP with industry standards, Government Guidelines and industry best-practice.

The workshop assists you and your organisation with assurance or compliance/certification with standards such as ISO/PAS 22399/22301, CPS232/SPS232/APS222/GPS232 (APRA), BS25999, AS HB221:2004, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, NFPA 1600:2007, ITSCM (ITIL) and DS4 (COBIT)

Learning Outcomes

• Understand how to review the organisation’s BC/DR processes
• Perform a mini-audit of your BCP based on standards relevant to you (e.g. APRA, BS25999, ISO, HB221)
• Get practical BCP Testing templates and practice with these during the workshop
• Know how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in relation to BCP audits and tests/exercises

Next dates (usually straight after the 3-day BCM course):

• Sydney: 15-16 Dec 2011, 22-23 March 2012
• Melbourne: 31 March & 1 April 2011, 25-26 October 2011
• Canberra: October 2011
• Perth:tba

For Dubai (UAE - 12-13 March 2012) and Singapore (29-30 March 2012) information: Email us… we’re here to help!

Workshops in other cities in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe and Asia are held at request.

Bookings - Advanced BCP Testing and Compliance workshop

Email us for more information or bookings, download the Advanced BCP Testing and Compliance Workshop brochure or contact us on +61 (0) 2 8006 2884 for further details.

Ready to enrol? Download the Australian booking form (3-day and/or 2-day courses) here.

Enquiries? We are here to help!

This consultancy service is used as ‘pre-audit’ to get the organisation ready for annual/APRA audits, or as a general check-up on its BCP/DR/ITSCM processes. The Health Check is developed in accordance with APRA, British Standard BS25999, ISO/PAS 22399, DS4 (COBIT) and Australian Standard HB221/292/5050.

A Health Check report is provided after assessment.

In order to provide you with assistance in getting ready for internal/external BCP audits, Business As Usual also offers the 2-day advanced BCP testing & compliance workshop

This workshop gives you hands-on experience and is a confidence builder for those who are faced with the challenge of Business Continuity (BC) or Disaster Recovery (DR) audits. It assists in reviewing your own organisation’s BC capability and DR processes.

This workshop assists your organisation with assurance or compliance/certification with standards such as ISO/PAS 22399, APS222/GPS232 (APRA), BS25999, AS HB221/292/5050, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, NFPA 1600:2007, ITSCM (ITIL) and DS4 (COBIT)

Learning Outcomes

• Understand how to review the organisation’s BC/DR processes
• Improve your preparedness for BC/DR audits and assurance initiatives
• Be better equipped for any Business Continuity audit consulting work
• Understand in what ways BC/DR audits can be challenging
• Learn how to present findings and recommendations to senior management
• Know how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in relation to BCP audits

Development and improvement of BC Plans

Business As Usual coaches managers responsible for BCP/DR with implementing improved processes, as required by using Business As Usual templates and/or in house training.

BCP - Board preparation and presentations

Business As Usual assists with board presentations at the organisation, in order to get the business case (and budget) for BCP/DR approved, and facilitates board room rehearsals and role plays based on disaster scenarios.

Regular involvement with business groups and running practical workshops form the basis of Business As Usual’s ‘best-practice’ approach to Business Continuity.

In order to provide you with assistance in planning your own BCP and DR tests, Business As Usual also offers the 2-day advanced BCP testing & compliance workshop

This workshop gives you hands-on experience and is a confidence builder for those who are faced with the challenge of Business Continuity (BC) or Disaster Recovery (DR) testing as well as audit aspects. It assists in reviewing your own organisation’s BC capability and DR processes.

This workshop assists your organisation with assurance or compliance/certification with standards such as ISO/PAS 22399, APS222/GPS232 (APRA), BS25999, AS HB221/292/5050, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, NFPA 1600:2007, ITSCM (ITIL) and DS4 (COBIT)

A complete best-practice framework of pre-populated templates that is guaranteed to save you weeks - if not months - of work in implementing or improving your BCP. Templates are developed in accordance with APRA, the British Standard BS25999, ISO22399 and Australian Standards HB221/292/5050.

The dynamic Business As Usual BCP Template Kit assists your organisation in documenting its Business Continuity process, and includes for example:

• Risk assessment and categorisation
• Business Continuity organisational structure
• Documenting critical business processes
• Performing operational and financial Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Business Continuity strategy and BCP development
• BC test/exercises and training aspects

Email us for more information/pricing, or contact us on +61 (0) 2 8006 2884.

If you are a smaller sized organisation would like an easy-to-implement template, click here for information on simple, affordable BCP/DRP templates for Small and Medium sized organisations (SMEs)

This service includes assistance with achieving compliance (e.g. operational risk management including Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II compliance) and cost efficiency/productivity improvement projects.

Business As Usual assists by providing IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Master Level training (Service Support and Service Delivery processes) and implementing ITIL processes.

ITIL (ITSCM) integration with BCM

Organisations that struggle with linking ITIL (ITSCM) with BCP/DR processes have come to the right partner, as certification is held in both of these areas and we are experienced in aligning Business Continuity plans with IT Service Continuity plans.