Description

A focused course, tailored for you

The Continuity Manager's Course on Building a Rapid Recovery Plan When Quarterly Audits Loom

Turn fragmented recovery drafts into a single, auditable plan that keeps services running and leadership confident during every crisis.

Stop spending Friday evenings stitching recovery docs while audit deadlines loom and leadership doubts your resilience.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Your team scrambles each quarter to stitch together disaster recovery documents from scattered SharePoint folders, outdated Excel sheets, and ad-hoc emails. The lack of a single source of truth means senior leaders question whether critical services can be restored within the agreed recovery time objectives, and auditors flag missing evidence.

Meanwhile, the incident response drill schedule clashes with project deadlines, so you spend weeks chasing missing run-book steps, updating contact lists, and re-validating recovery tests. Every missed deadline adds risk to your department’s budget and threatens your next performance review.

If the next audit uncovers another gap, you’ll face remediation plans, budget cuts, and a potential downgrade of your department’s resilience rating, which could stall future investment in essential infrastructure.

What you walk away with

Produce a single, auditable disaster recovery plan that aligns with business-critical services.
Create a repeatable recovery test schedule that meets audit windows without disrupting projects.
Generate an evidence pack that satisfies internal and external auditors in one go.
Implement a governance cadence that keeps contact lists, RTOs, and dependencies current.
Communicate recovery readiness to leadership with a concise executive dashboard.

The 12 modules

Module 1. Mapping Critical Services to Recovery Objectives

Identify and prioritize services that drive business continuity.

Module 2. Designing a Consolidated Recovery Architecture

Build a unified plan that replaces fragmented documents.

Module 3. Developing Run-Book Templates

Create standardized run-books for each critical service.

Module 4. Establishing Contact and Escalation Registers

Set up a living register of roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths.

Module 5. Scheduling and Executing Recovery Drills

Design a drill calendar that fits project cycles and audit timelines.

Module 6. Collecting and Organizing Evidence

Assemble audit-ready proof of test results and plan updates.

Module 7. Automating RTO/RPO Tracking

Implement metrics to continuously monitor recovery objectives.

Module 8. Creating an Executive Dashboard

Translate technical recovery data into business-focused visuals.

Module 9. Embedding Governance Cadence

Set up recurring reviews and updates to keep the plan current.

Module 10. Risk Scoring and Impact Analysis

Apply a scoring model to prioritize remediation actions.

Module 11. Communicating with Stakeholders

Craft concise updates for the CIO, risk committee, and auditors.

Module 12. Continuous Improvement Loop

Use drill feedback to refine the plan and reduce future effort.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers Mapping Critical Services to Recovery Objectives , exactly the confusion you face when you cannot agree on which applications are truly business-critical during the quarterly risk review.

Module 5 covers Scheduling and Executing Recovery Drills , precisely the bottleneck you hit when project teams block drill windows and auditors demand fresh test evidence.

Module 8 covers Creating an Executive Dashboard , the exact need you have to replace messy slide decks with a single view that convinces the CIO of your recovery readiness.

What you get with this course

A populated recovery service map with priority rankings.
Standardized run-book template pre-filled with common steps.
A living contact and escalation register.
A drill calendar worksheet aligned to audit windows.
An evidence collection checklist for audit readiness.
A recovery metrics dashboard mock-up.
A governance meeting agenda and minutes template.
A risk scoring matrix with pre-loaded impact categories.
An executive briefing slide deck.
A continuous improvement log sheet.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: tailored playbook in hand, service map template pre-populated for your environment, contact register ready for immediate use.

Week 1: first version of the evidence pack compiled and shared with the audit lead, drill calendar locked in.

Month 1: governance cadence established, executive dashboard live, and continuous improvement loop operating with stakeholder buy-in.

Before and after

Before

You maintain separate Word docs for each service, scattered Excel sheets for contacts, and email threads for drill results. When auditors request proof, you waste days hunting versions, and the leadership team sees only fragmented snapshots, causing delays and credibility gaps.

After

All services are documented in a single recovery plan, supported by a live register and a ready-to-present evidence pack. A weekly governance cadence ensures updates stay current, and the executive dashboard instantly shows recovery readiness, enabling confident conversations with the CIO and audit committee.

What happens if you do not address this

If you ignore this now, the next audit will flag incomplete evidence, forcing a remediation plan that diverts budget and damages your credibility. Q3 close will arrive without a clean recovery pack, and senior leadership may reassign continuity resources to other priorities.

Who it is for

A Continuity Manager who spends days each month consolidating recovery artifacts, coordinating cross-team drills, and reporting to the CIO and risk committee. You operate on tight timelines, juggling multiple stakeholder requests while maintaining up-to-date recovery documentation and test evidence.

Who this is NOT for. This is not for someone who needs a 101 introduction to business continuity basics.

How it arrives

Within 24 hours of purchase your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it. The playbook is hand-built around your specific situation, not LLM-generated boilerplate.

Time investment. 6 hours of focused work spread over a week, saving an estimated 40-60 hours of internal scaffolding effort.

Why $199 is the right number

A half-day consultant would charge $2-5K for the same scope, generic certification courses run $800-2K, and building the plan yourself typically consumes 60+ hours of effort. At $199 you get a complete, customized solution that pays for itself many times over.

FAQ

Do I need prior experience with disaster recovery frameworks?

The course assumes you already manage continuity; it focuses on operationalizing and documenting your work.

Will the templates work with the tools my team already uses?

All artefacts are format-agnostic and can be imported into any spreadsheet or document system you prefer.

How much time will I need each week to complete the course?

Plan for about 2 hours per week over three weeks to apply the modules to your environment.

What if my organization uses a different audit schedule?

The playbook is customized to your audit calendar, so you’ll align activities to your specific dates.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.