A Highly Interactive Training Course On

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Architecture

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Architecture
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

22-26 Sep 2025
London
$5,950
26-30 Jan 2026
London
$5,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

Risks are an inevitable part of life. While we can't eliminate all risks, being well-prepared to manage and respond to incidents is crucial for recovery and success. Most organizations today have a general understanding of the risks they face, but they may lack a proven, comprehensive, and resourced plan. The Information Technology training course will give participants the chance to learn how to approach Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery from strategic, tactical, and operational perspectives. This will enable them to confidently and competently plan, prepare, and respond to a crisis, ensuring minimal downtime and the swift resumption of normal business operations.

This Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Architecture Training Course will also provide participants with the latest industry practices and techniques for risk assessment, asset allocation, crisis management, and post-incident analysis.

What are the goals?

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

  • Understand BCP and Crisis Management
  • Understand BCP and Risk Assessment and Resource Requirements
  • Design and Deliver an effective BCP Architecture
  • Appreciate Information Security within a BCP Architecture
  • Review BCP Performance Delivery and undertake Critical Appraisal
  • Appreciate BCP Support Agencies and Security in a Wider Context

Who is this Training Course for?

This Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Architecture training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit, those whom have involvement with and responsibility for BCP, Crisis Management, security of operational technology, including risk assessors, legal counsel, system engineers, HR, security administration and IT management.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course will use a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented.  The training course is highly interactive and is carefully designed to provide the best mix of experience, theory and practice in a professional learning environment. The emphasis is on real case studies, and practical applications through “hands-on” action learning.  

The Course Content

Day One: What is Business Continuity Planning?
  • Overview of Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
  • Overview of Crisis Management
  • Risk identification for BCP
  •  Evaluating the Risk Vulnerability and Response (RVP)
  • Case Study
Day Two: Designing and BCP Architecture
  • Who owns the risk mitigation process?
    • Self-evaluating questionnaires
  • Developing and Implementing Emergency Plans
    • Twelve point check list covering the whole planning process
    • Mutual Aid arrangements
    • Company-wide strategic contingency plans
    • Service or departmental plans
    • Building evacuation plans
  • Crisis Management and Communications. Emergency Centre/s
  • Developing and implementing a Business Continuity Management (BCM) strategy
  • Business Impact Analysis
  • Case Study and Workshop
Day Three: Technology and Security Considerations in BCP Architecture
  • Information Security aspects of BCP Planning and Execution
  • Defining and developing policy, practice and procedure
  • Steps to building an effective BCP Blueprint
  • Validation and re-assessment of BCP Blueprint
  • Case Study
Day Four: Managing BCP and Crisis Management
  • Command and Control issues and effective Management
  • Dealing with Media and Effective Communication Planning
  • How to Identify Early Warning Signs - What can go right and what can go wrong?
  • Major Incident Management - Syndicate Exercise
  • Dealing with staff physiological and morale issues during a crisis 
Day Five: Post BCP Actions
  • Resuming BAU Operations
  • Validation and Assessment of Planning and Procedures Deployed
  • Post Incident Evaluations
  • How to Present a Critical Appraisal of Performance and Establishing Priorities and Resource Requirements
  • Revision of BCP Process

Providers and Associations

Anderson
Anderson
Aztech Training
Aztech Training