Disruptions are inevitable; failure to respond is not. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of ISO 22301, the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). Participants will learn to develop continuity plans, respond to disruptions, manage crises, and recover critical operations.

  • Develop a business continuity plan (BCP) per ISO 22301
  • Conduct business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessment
  • Design disruption response and recovery strategies
  • Manage a crisis communication process

Day 1 – ISO 22301 Framework

  • BCMS structure and PDCA cycle
  • Context of the organization and interested parties
  • Leadership and policy requirements

Day 2 – Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

  • Identifying critical products and services
  • Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD)
  • Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)

Day 3 – Risk Assessment & Disruption Response

  • Risk assessment for continuity threats
  • Disruption response strategies (incident response, emergency response)
  • Crisis management team roles

Day 4 – Business Continuity Strategies & Plans

  • Recovery strategies (alternative sites, remote work, manual workarounds)
  • Writing BCPs and recovery procedures
  • Resource and communication planning

Day 5 – Exercising, Testing & Maintenance

  • Types of exercises (tabletop, simulation, full-scale)
  • Post-exercise improvement plans
  • BCMS review and continual improvement

Business continuity managers, crisis team members, risk managers, operations heads.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify critical activities and recovery time objectives (RTOs)
  • Write a BCP including call trees and alternate procedures
  • Execute a tabletop exercise for a disruption scenario
  • Maintain BCMS through testing and reviews

Target Competencies:

  • Behavioral: Resilience, calm under pressure, structured thinking
  • Technical: BIA, BCP writing, crisis communication, exercise design

Course Schedules

  • 5 Days - Jul 12, 2026
  • english
  • face to face
  • Abha - KSA
  • $ 3,900
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  • 5 Days - Oct 4, 2026
  • english
  • face to face
  • Doha - Qatar
  • $ 3,900
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  • 5 Days - Dec 7, 2026
  • english
  • face to face
  • Manchester - UK
  • $ 5,950
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