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Business Continuity Management Overview and Why Pareto Would Be Proud

One of the business continuity courses offered by DRI-ANZ is the Business Continuity Management Overview course, BCOE000. The aim of the course is to transfer fundamental knowledge to attendees about BC planning and management. As a one-day course, it covers the importance, trends, planning approach, roles and responsibilities involved, giving participants a clear view of BC and its relationship with an organisation. What then is the connection with Pareto? Even if the name is unfamiliar, you’ve probably come across some version of the ’80-20’ rule that came about as a result of Pareto’s research into the Italian economy about one century ago. Here’s how it applies to this course. Read more

2013-12-16T12:13:22+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Disaster Recovery, DRI International, Training|

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Get-Togethers

None of us is as smart as all of us, as the saying goes. While the education programs offered by DRI-ANZ are an excellent basis for starting in business continuity and disaster recovery and then moving to advanced levels, member networking can be highly beneficial too. It’s the opportunity to keep in touch with colleagues and compare notes. It’s also a great way to stay up to date with the challenges and opportunities in both BC and DR. While the press and websites often have good background information on trends and developments, nothing beats talking to somebody who has tried a solution in a real life environment. Read more

2013-12-12T11:23:13+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Disaster Recovery, Training|

From Risk Analysis to Emergency Management – Training Courses with DRI-ANZ

To get up to speed rapidly and effectively in business continuity and disaster recovery, training course given by experienced professional instructors from DRI International are an excellent solution. A flexible, modular approach gives both beginning and experienced BC practitioners the possibility to select training classes to suit individual requirements. BCOE 200 - Introduction to the Principles of Risk Management Business continuity management uses key methodologies and models to understand and apply risk management in particular. This course brings you the knowledge and practical application, so that you can understand what risk assessment accomplishes, why it is important in business continuity planning, how to do it and how to integrate risk assessment and its results in a business continuity program. The course data-gathering activities can also be used as part of BCOE 400 for developing business continuity strategies. BCOE 300 - Introduction to Business Impact Analysis The Business Impact Analysis is Read more

2013-11-25T10:43:41+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Certification, Disaster Recovery, DRI International, Training|

Two Bonuses of Corporate Business Continuity Training Worth Having

Knowledge becomes effective when it is applied. What better place to apply it than in your own organisation or business? That’s one of the major benefits of the corporate training offered by DRI Australia and New Zealand. By bringing business continuity and disaster recovery training to you, rather than vice versa, the opportunities are multiplied to make the course home in on your particular circumstances and interests. Course material can be adapted or created to address the points that are of specific importance to you and your team. Productivity goes up because participants do not have to spend time travelling. And there are at least two other key advantages to be gained. Read more

2013-11-25T10:25:29+11:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

Training Employees in Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning

Got a great business continuity and disaster recovery plan? Then don’t keep it a secret – at least not from your employees. The effective execution of these plans will depend on people in your organisation knowing what they have to do and under which circumstances. That means communicating information about the plan and providing training, according to the requirements. Typically, there will be two levels of such requirements: one for people with specific responsibilities and roles; and another for overall awareness and action in case of a generalised incident or threat to business continuity. Read more

2013-11-25T10:49:27+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Disaster Recovery, DRI International, Training|

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Training and Certification with BCP501 and BCLE2000

Business continuity training at its best is adapted to different classes and different levels of BC experience. That’s how DRI International courses are organised. The two courses discussed below, BCLE 2000 and BCP 501 are part of the BCM (business continuity management) track. They enable participants to achieve different levels of internationally recognised certification. Other courses also exist for BC professionals for advanced BCM and for auditor, public sector and healthcare tracks. Read more

2013-11-25T10:45:07+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Certification, DRI International, Training|

Getting to Grips with Disaster Recovery within ITIL and ITSM

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a methodology for improving the delivery of the IT services of an organisation. Logically enough, that includes disaster recovery – making sure that those services are made available again in a suitable way after an incident that prevents them functioning correctly. Following best practices for DR as part of ITIL methodology means using a number of DR concepts that you may already have met. But from a practical standpoint, the right tools and approach will be important too. They can also help you take your operations to certification level in ISO 20000, which is the international standard for IT service management (ITSM). Read more

2013-11-25T10:37:06+11:00By Dri-ANZ|Certification, Disaster Recovery, DRI International, Training|

The Role of the Business Continuity “Coach”

Good business continuity training can teach you all the essential parts of BC planning and management. Application of training and practical experience in the field can then round out the principles and theory. But how do you then get business continuity awareness into the hearts and minds of accountants, research engineers, HR managers, logistics project managers – and anyone else with a specialized role in your organisation? It’s impossible to know everybody else’s job like they do, and foolish to try. In fact, rather than trying to ask them job-specific BC questions, you may get further by using the following technique from the world of coaching. Read more

2013-07-02T02:35:30+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

What Will Be Your Biggest Business Continuity Challenge?

Although it is unlikely that there will be any shortage of challenges for the business continuity practitioner, it’s always good to have a head start. When you know ahead of time about some of the “opportunities” (cleverly disguised as problems, right?!), then business continuity planning principles and training courses can take on a whole new additional relevance. While every enterprise has its own particular context to deal with, there is a certain consensus about the BCP challenges that commonly exist in organisations. Following is our list for you to get started. Read more

2013-07-02T02:28:06+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Training in Australia’s National Security Era

Times change fast nowadays, and business continuity and disaster recovery training has an increasingly significant role to play. With the balance of economic and strategic importance shifting towards Asia over the last ten years, BC and DR planning requirements have also changed. The Australian Government led by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard brought out the first National Security Strategy in January of this year. Naturally, what affects a nation’s security can also affect individual organisations and enterprises. So what does Australia’s first National Security Strategy see as major threats to be addressed? Read more

2013-07-02T02:36:06+10:00By Dri-ANZ|DRI International, Training|