Business Continuity Management and Crisis Management: An Introduction
Understand the methods and importance of business continuity management and crisis management.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
Business Continuity Management and Crisis Management: An Introduction
Get to grips with business continuity management and crisis management
On this course, you will have the opportunity to learn about the role of business continuity management (BCM) and crisis management (CM) in helping organisations plan for and respond to major disruption.
You will explore the complex continuity and crisis risks faced by public, private and third sector organisations.
By considering the evolution and reasons behind the development of modern BCM and CM, you will have the opportunity to learn how, as protective disciplines, BCM and CM are now vital parts of an organisation’s risk management capability.
What topics will you cover?
- What is a BCM?
- What is CM?
- BCM theory
- CM theory
- Drivers for BCM and CM
- BCM then and now
- Recent incidents/crises: private, public and third sector case studies
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Compare and contrast what makes a 'business continuity incident’ vs a ‘crisis’
- Explain BCM and CM and their contribution to an organisation’s overall enterprise risk management
- Describe the constituent activities within a typical BCM and CM programme
- Explain the drivers and rationale (the business case) for BCM and CM
- Explore the roots and evolution of BCM and CM disciplines as influenced by evolving business practices and technology
- Explore the broad scope of threats to modern private, public and third sector organisations through a selection of recent case studies
Who is the course for?
This course is for people interested in understanding crisis management and business continuity from a global perspective.
Who will you learn with?
I am an ex Local Authority emergency planner, with 8 years experience. I have been teaching for 4 years in Crisis & Disaster Management and have also conducted research in disaster recovery in Italy.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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