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Spring School 2006 - Business Continuity and Crisis Management
The popular series of PROMS-G Schools continues with our Spring School over
four consecutive Wednesday evenings. Subtitled 'What to do when disaster strikes at the heart of the business',
it is aimed specifically at Programme and Project Managers. With the UK still reeling from the effect
of terrorist attacks, the subject of business continuity and crisis management
is more relevant than ever. In the event of a crisis, those organisations that
have invested in a well-implemented and effective business continuity plan will
be those whose business critical programmes and projects cope successfully.
In a technology driven era, organisations are becoming increasingly dependent
on information technology to conduct their business, and business continuity
impacts project managers in many aspects of their role.
So, if a crisis does occur, how does an organisation deal with the outcomes, minimise
the damage and protect / recover their operations? This school will provide
important insights for organisations that are determined to review and improve
their plans, and is well worth attending. This will be a very popular school,
so early booking is advised to confirm places. PROMS-G is delighted to have
Business Continuity and Crisis Management experts participating in this school
with in-depth knowledge and practical experiences on the subject.
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Wed 8 Mar 2006 |
Introduction to Continuity Management
The series begins with two speakers providing an introduction to
Business Continuity Management. John Sharp, from the Business Continuity Forum,
answers the question, what is Business Continuity Management and as
project managers should we really be worried about it? Mark Calway
will then provide a very real example of a Business Continuity Project at
Foster Wheeler, and what it has meant to the organisation.
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John Sharpe, Business Continuity Forum
Mark Calway, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd |
| Wed 15 Mar 2006 |
Business Continuity and the relevance for Compliance
Business continuity is all about protection from disaster and maintaining access in the face of
infrastructure unavailability but in an age of increasing regulation, does this aspect have a
role to play here too? Is this a business issue, or one that IT managers have a duty to respond to?
And what is the advantage of immediate access and continual availability?
Simon Gay from Computacenter will look at some of the typical causes for invoking business continuity and then
address the issue of why continual access to IT systems is useful for regulatory reasons and also
commercially. Real case histories will be used to illustrate the points made for good governance.
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Simon Gay, Computacenter plc |
| Wed 22 Mar 2006 |
Crisis Management Framework
Crisis Management is currently a ‘hot topic’ within financial institutions and especially within the
large retail and investment banks. Recent terrorist events throughout the world have raised the profile
of both Business Continuity and Crisis Management and senior managers are keen to become more involved.
Chris Keeling from Barclays Business Continuity Management division will esplain that
in recent years the regulators, both in the UK and overseas, have become much more engaged in ensuring
that both business continuity and crisis management is appropriately applied in financial firms.
There is an understanding that the financial markets are dependent on a core of firms being available
and loss of one or more of the key players could have a major economic impact. Thus there is a need
for the larger, systemic organisations to be able to demonstrate capability in their business
continuity response and an ability to support critical business processes.
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Chris Keeling, Barclays |
| Wed 29 Mar 2006 |
Crisis Management
Jim Burtles will complete the series of talks on Business Continuity
and Crisis Management with an in-depth look into Crisis Management: Project or Process.
"IT is in an ideal position to drive a business continuity agenda through the organisation.
IT is the brains of the business. IT people are always fixing things - they are project-oriented
and forever looking over the horizon - planning what to do if all goes wrong." .
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Jim Burtles,Total Continuity |
Event logistics:
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Dates: |
Four Wednesdays as above |
Time: |
19:00 (registration and refreshments available from 18:30) |
| Venue: |
University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1US
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| Cost: |
BCS members |
£50 (£42.55 + VAT) |
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Non members |
£75 (£63.83 + VAT) |
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Unwaged/Students |
£ 15 (£12.77 + VAT) |
| Bookings: |
Please reserve a place using the online reservation form,
then do one of the following (please note that your place will not
be guaranteed until we receive your payment):
- Please send a copy of the paper booking form
with your cheque for the school fee (see above) to the address specified. Note that your place will not
be guaranteed until we receive your payment.
- if your organisation requires a proforma
invoice in order to generate the payment, please contact us (details on
the booking form) and we will send it to you. Please make sure you give
us contact details for both you and the paying authority in your
organisation!
- If you want to pay by credit card, please contact our Administrator Sue McGowan (details below).
If you have any subsequent queries about your
reservation, please contact promsg.admin@bcs.org.uk,
or telephone our administrator, Sue McGowan, on 07866 329391.
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