Business Continuity Manager at a top tier law firm:

"The course was fantastic, it has really given me the framework and tools to start planning the European offices exercises".

Head of Security and Business Continuity at a Private Hospital:

"The course was extremely useful – I cannot suggest any improvements".

The Needhams 1834 ‘A Practical Guide to Planning, Preparing and Delivering Exercises’ course provides delegates with a structured step-by-step practitioners exercise guide.  Through a mix of theory, discussion and practical exercises this course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively deliver in-house exercises to validate your BC plans, processes and people.   

This course is delivered by members of the Needhams 1834 Training and Exercise Team experienced in planning, preparing and delivering all types of exercises in the private, public and charity sectors from single site talkthrough-walkthrough exercises to complex, multiple site, multiple staff level and multi-agency national simulation exercises.

• Anyone seeking to progress their knowledge and understanding of exercising
• Anyone seeking to progress their knowledge and understanding of Business Continuity exercising
• Business Continuity Managers or Organisational Leads responsible for planning, preparing and delivering in-house Business Continuity exercises
• Business Continuity Managers or Organisational Leads who outsource their Business Continuity exercising

• Introduction (including the exercise element of BS25999)
• Principles and Types of exercising
• Exercise Policy, Programmes and The Exercise Lifecycle (as below)
• Planning Factors
• Scenario Selection and Structure
• Undertaking research
• Building the exercise slides / Writing the Main Events List
• Reviewing and Rehearsing
• Managing the delivery and collecting evidence
• Writing the report – Lessons identified
• Lessons identified to lessons learned

• A course delegate slide pack
• Knowledge and understanding to manage and develop a structured and progressive exercise Programme
• Knowledge and understanding of The Exercise Lifecycle as the above Course Overview
• The practical process and tools to confidently and successfully plan, prepare and deliver an exercise

This one day course will be held at a Central London location from 10am - 4pm and is available on:

• Wednesday 20th Jan 10
• Wednesday 3rd Mar 10
• Wednesday 23rd Jun 10
• Wednesday 6th Oct 10

£450 (excl VAT) which includes lunch and refreshments.

If you are attending other training modules in the same week, package deals are available.

• Need something different to this?
• Need Tailored one-to-one exercise training?
• Need to train a group on site?

If so, then please contact one of the team on +44(0)207 353 9498 or complete an booking form