A tailored course, built for your situation
Mastering ISO 22301 for Data & GenAI Engineering Leaders
Build defensible, resilient data systems with framework-backed reasoning
The situation this course is for
In high-visibility roles, technical decisions face cross-functional scrutiny. Without concrete, source-backed reasoning, even sound approaches can be dismissed as subjective or risky, delaying delivery and weakening influence.
Who this is for
Senior engineering leader in data, GenAI, or quantitative systems, responsible for delivering resilient, auditable, and production-grade data products under compliance-aware governance
Who this is not for
Junior engineers, non-technical compliance staff, or practitioners without ownership of data system design or GenAI integration
What you walk away with
- Articulate the rationale behind control implementations using ISO 22301 clauses and real-world parallels
- Respond to peer challenges with specific examples from audit-tested configurations
- Map data continuity requirements directly to GenAI pipeline resilience
- Defend architecture choices using precedent from certified organizations
- Produce clear, source-traceable documentation that survives leadership changes
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
- How ISO 22301 defines continuity for data-dependent systems
- Differences between operational resilience and disaster recovery in AI pipelines
- Why BCMS applies to model inference environments
- Mapping clause 4.1 to data ingestion and transformation workflows
- Case study: Airline booking system resilience during infrastructure outages
- Key roles in a data-focused BCMS implementation
- Integrating observability into business continuity planning
- How regulatory scrutiny shapes resilience scope
- Linking data product SLAs to ISO 22301 objectives
- Common misconceptions about compliance vs. operability
- Assessing criticality of GenAI-powered data services
- Documenting decision rationale for audit readiness
- Using data lineage to trace critical service dependencies
- Scoring model impact on downstream operations
- Determining recovery time objectives for AI pipelines
- Classifying data products by continuity necessity
- Involving product and engineering stakeholders in scoping
- Documenting rationale for excluded systems
- Aligning with enterprise architecture frameworks
- Handling edge cases in hybrid cloud data environments
- Balancing agility with resilience requirements
- Versioning scope decisions over time
- Auditor expectations for documented scoping logic
- Common disputes over scope and how to preempt them
- Identifying threats to data availability and integrity
- Using historical outage data in risk likelihood scoring
- Impact analysis for corrupted or delayed data streams
- Involving data engineers in risk workshops
- Documenting assumptions behind risk ratings
- Linking risk outcomes to control implementation
- Avoiding overly broad or vague risk statements
- Testing risk register completeness with red teaming
- Updating assessments after pipeline changes
- Benchmarking risk thresholds with industry peers
- Role of automation in risk detection and response
- Common pitfalls in data-related risk assessments
- Designing failover mechanisms for streaming data pipelines
- Implementing redundancy without over-engineering
- Using canary routing to maintain data flow during outages
- Control documentation for data replication strategies
- Validating backup data usability for AI models
- Detecting and alerting on data pipeline breaks
- Designing for human intervention during automated failures
- Ensuring logging continuity during disruptions
- Control ownership and accountability in engineering teams
- Version control for resilience configurations
- Common gaps in control design for machine learning systems
- Auditable evidence trails for control operation
- Structuring BCPs for technical audience comprehension
- Integrating runbooks into the BCP framework
- Using diagrams to show data flow during failover
- Defining recovery steps for AI model reinitialization
- Including credentials and access paths in secure formats
- Versioning and change control for BCPs
- Linking BCPs to incident response playbooks
- Ensuring offline accessibility of critical documents
- Automating BCP validation checks
- Common auditor findings in BCP documentation
- Updating BCPs after data architecture changes
- Making BCPs actionable during high-stress events
- Planning test scenarios based on actual risk profiles
- Simulating network partitions in distributed data systems
- Testing data integrity after failover events
- Measuring recovery time for AI pipeline restarts
- Involving engineering teams in test execution
- Documenting test outcomes and gaps
- Using test results to refine controls
- Scheduling tests aligned with release cycles
- Remote participation in resilience testing
- Common excuses for skipping tests and how to counter them
- Building executive confidence through testing
- Turning test findings into prioritized improvements
- Scheduling periodic review of continuity documents
- Automating evidence collection from logging systems
- Tracking control exceptions and justifications
- Maintaining records of test results and follow-up
- Using configuration management tools to preserve state
- Documenting changes to data pipeline architecture
- Versioning control implementations over time
- Proving continuity readiness without burdening engineers
- Common audit findings in evidence retention
- Avoiding last-minute evidence scrambling
- Integrating evidence workflows into CI/CD pipelines
- Training new team members on documentation roles
- Mapping ISO 22301 clauses to data governance policies
- Coordinating with data stewardship teams
- Using data catalogs to support continuity planning
- Linking metadata to resilience requirements
- Shared ownership models for control maintenance
- Avoiding siloed compliance initiatives
- Harmonizing terminology across teams
- Reporting on joint KPIs for data resilience
- Common friction points between teams
- Building trust through joint workshops
- Executive messaging for integrated programs
- Documenting integration benefits for leadership
- Building credibility through documented rationale
- Presenting control trade-offs to non-technical leaders
- Using peer-reviewed case studies in discussions
- Facilitating workshops with diverse stakeholders
- Negotiating scope and priorities with product teams
- Communicating progress without technical jargon
- Escalating issues with evidence-backed context
- Gaining buy-in for resilience investments
- Common objections and how to counter them
- Measuring influence through adoption metrics
- Recognizing cross-team contributions
- Sustaining engagement across business units
- Organizing evidence for audit access
- Anticipating auditor questions on data systems
- Conducting pre-audit readiness checks
- Using internal audit as a feedback loop
- Responding to findings with concrete action plans
- Training team members on audit communication
- Avoiding defensiveness during audit interviews
- Demonstrating continuous improvement
- Common misinterpretations of ISO 22301 by auditors
- Turning audit outcomes into roadmap items
- Documenting corrective actions effectively
- Building long-term audit relationships
- Identifying reusable control patterns
- Adapting controls for different data environments
- Creating templates for common pipeline architectures
- Training platform teams on resilience principles
- Standardizing documentation formats
- Using automation to enforce resilience standards
- Tracking consistency across data domains
- Managing exceptions at scale
- Sharing lessons learned across teams
- Measuring maturity across platforms
- Avoiding one-size-fits-all implementations
- Balancing standardization with flexibility
- Documenting tribal knowledge in BCPs
- Onboarding new engineers into resilience practices
- Maintaining ownership during leadership changes
- Updating plans after M&A or divestitures
- Preserving evidence during system migrations
- Communicating resilience value to new executives
- Integrating resilience into promotion criteria
- Recognizing resilience contributions publicly
- Auditing knowledge retention periodically
- Using playbooks to standardize responses
- Measuring program sustainability over time
- Handing off long-term projects without disruption
How this maps to your situation
- Defining scope for data and GenAI systems under ISO 22301
- Implementing controls in production data environments
- Demonstrating compliance during audit cycles
- Leading resilience initiatives across engineering teams
Before vs. after
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- 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 3 hours per week over 4 weeks to complete all modules, with flexible pacing allowed.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic compliance trainings, this course is tailored to data and GenAI engineering leaders, focusing on defensible decision-making with ISO 22301 as the foundation, not checklists, but concrete, applicable depth.
Frequently asked
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.