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This module aims to give the understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM) as an essential process for enhancing organisational resilience in the public and private sectors. It aims to enable students to integrate resilience in 鈥渂usiness as usual鈥� management, supporting them in understanding of how developing the analysis of requirements, design and implement solutions, validating the objectives and procedures put in place. The students will be able to critically analyse the challenges for organizational resilience in different contexts, building up on good practices and procedures shared during the course. Finally, they should also be able to recall the tools explained in the course, such as threat and risk analysis, and be familiar with the collaborative approach required to implement them in a comprehensive process.
The module consists of an overview of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and its application for building organizational resilience, including:
The BCM Lifecycle; ISO standards;
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The core lectures will be supported by group exercises to give familiarity with BCM as a process, while a set of guest speakers will share their experiences. The participants are encouraged to actively contribute to the lessons.
- Analysis of requirements;
- Design and implementation of solutions;
- Validation of the objectives and procedures;
- Business impact analysis and threat and risk analysis;
- Good practices for integrating BCM in 鈥渂usiness as usual鈥� management.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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