A tailored course, built for your situation
ISO 22301 Mastery for Vice Presidents in Global Technical Operations
Build continuity frameworks that earn executive visibility and withstand real disruption
The situation this course is for
High-performing teams like yours deliver continuity and incident response daily, but the efforts rarely rise to the attention of executives until something breaks. The frameworks are solid, the response is fast, but the strategic value is buried in documentation rather than highlighted in reviews.
Who this is for
Senior operations leaders in global services organizations responsible for uptime, incident response, and service continuity, who deliver high-stakes outcomes but want their work seen and valued at the executive level
Who this is not for
Individual contributors focused only on help desk execution, consultants selling continuity services externally, or staff without authority to influence cross-team continuity design
What you walk away with
- Deploy ISO 22301-aligned continuity plans that align with executive expectations, not just auditor thresholds
- Create living documentation that leadership engages with, not just files that pass review
- Position yourself as the anchor for continuity strategy, not just the operator during incidents
- Turn tabletop exercises into visible readiness demonstrations for senior management
- Build a track record of proactive resilience that earns inclusion in strategic planning forums
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
- Scope definition for technical support teams
- Mapping critical services to BC requirements
- Identifying single points of failure in support workflows
- Stakeholder alignment across IT and operations
- Regulatory context in global delivery models
- Integrating with existing SLAs and incident management
- Defining recovery time objectives for tiered support
- Establishing continuity ownership roles
- Documenting interdependencies with backend systems
- Baseline assessment against ISO 22301 Clause 4-5
- Gap analysis template for technical teams
- Prioritizing continuity initiatives by impact
- From auditor report to leadership brief
- Framing resilience as business enablement
- Identifying executive decision touchpoints
- Crafting one-page continuity summaries
- Using uptime data as strategic proof
- Timing updates to business cycles
- Creating visibility without alarmism
- Linking continuity to client retention
- Positioning drills as confidence signals
- Metrics that matter to VPs and above
- Avoiding technical jargon in summaries
- Template: Executive continuity snapshot
- Principles of human-readable plans
- Embedding playbooks into service tools
- Version control for continuity documents
- Automating triggers for plan activation
- Integrating with incident management systems
- Role clarity during crisis response
- Checklist design for high-pressure moments
- Incorporating lessons from past incidents
- Maintaining plan freshness through micro-drills
- User testing of continuity procedures
- Feedback loops from responders
- Template: Living BC plan structure
- Mapping internal support interdependencies
- Aligning with cybersecurity incident response
- Coordinating with HR on workforce continuity
- Engaging client-facing teams in planning
- Managing third-party vendor commitments
- Incorporating feedback from field technicians
- Workforce availability planning
- Shift coverage during disruption
- Remote access and secure fallbacks
- Vendor SLA alignment with BC goals
- Escalation path integration
- Joint exercise design with partners
- Scenario design for technical environments
- Injecting real-world client issues
- Measuring response effectiveness
- Involving leadership as observers
- Creating post-exercise visibility reports
- Timing exercises outside peak cycles
- Rotating facilitator roles
- Documenting lessons without blame
- Mapping gaps to action items
- Showcasing team performance publicly
- Template: Executive exercise brief
- Follow-up tracking system
- Positioning certification as client assurance
- Using ISO 22301 in RFP responses
- Showcasing resilience in client reviews
- Integrating with ISO 20000 service management
- Linking BC to customer SLA promises
- Differentiating from competitors
- Marketing continuity internally
- Building client confidence through transparency
- Measuring client perception lift
- Template: Resilience value proposition
- Positioning in executive narratives
- Case examples from global services
- Defining incident severity levels
- Automated escalation triggers
- Handoff from NOC to BC team
- War room setup and comms
- Status reporting during events
- Client notification protocols
- Internal comms during outages
- Post-mortem integration
- Lessons to plan updates
- Tooling integration checklist
- Role clarity under stress
- Template: Crisis comms script
- Tracking drill participation rates
- Measuring plan activation speed
- Downtime reduction trends
- Client impact avoidance
- Cost of disruption avoided
- Audit finding trends
- Executive perception surveys
- Benchmarking against peers
- Reporting cadence design
- Visualizing resilience maturity
- Template: Resilience dashboard
- Data sourcing from operations
- Timezone-aware response planning
- Regional regulatory alignment
- Language and culture in comms
- Cross-border data flow rules
- Local leadership coordination
- Global vs local escalation paths
- Regional risk profiles
- Site-specific continuity needs
- Central oversight models
- Template: Regional BC annex
- Incident coordination across regions
- Vendor continuity across geographies
- Annual review rhythms
- Integrating with audit cycles
- Team onboarding for BC roles
- Ongoing training design
- Leadership refresh sessions
- Client-facing transparency
- Public recognition of responders
- Updating plans with tech changes
- Feedback from real incidents
- Automation of reminders
- Template: 12-month BC calendar
- Ownership transition planning
- Client-facing BC summaries
- Inclusion in service reviews
- Transparency without over-disclosure
- Positioning during RFPs
- Third-party audit readiness
- Partner collaboration in drills
- Recovery commitments wording
- Avoiding liability in comms
- Template: Client resilience letter
- Managing client questions
- Showcasing certifications
- Building trust through preparedness
- From operator to strategic advisor
- Speaking the language of leadership
- Volunteering for cross-functional roles
- Publishing internal thought leadership
- Presenting at leadership forums
- Mentoring others in BC
- Building a resilience network
- Creating repeatable frameworks
- Documenting personal impact
- Planning for broader mandate
- Template: Personal visibility plan
- Next steps beyond ISO 22301
How this maps to your situation
- New resilience expectations in global technical operations
- Growing client demand for service continuity proof
- Executive interest in operational risk posture
- Need to differentiate managed services through reliability
Before vs. after
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters total)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: Approximately 1.5 hours per week over 12 weeks, with flexible pacing and immediate access to all materials.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic ISO 22301 training or broad risk management courses, this program is tailored for senior technical operations leaders who need to turn compliance into visibility, without rehashing basics or ignoring leadership dynamics.
Frequently asked
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.