Course Overview

This subject introduces the fundamentals of Business Continuity planning process which includes managing project in BCM, analysing business risks and impacts, evaluating appropriate strategies, developing BCM plans, testing and exercising the plans and managing the BCM programme. 

Objectives

The objectives of this subject is to equip students with the:

1. Knowledge in :

• increasing organisational survivability and resiliency through Business Continuity Management (BCM) System
• tools used in risk analysis framework
• the systematic / logical sequence of actions that leads from one phase to the next phase in the BCM Planning Methodology

2. Skills in :

• identifying potential impacts caused by various threats
• identifying functions that are critical to business operations and having appropriate alternative Business Continuity strategy options