A tailored course, built for your situation
Mastering ISO 22301 for Senior Software Engineers in Public Safety Tech
Build a compounding portfolio of resilient system designs recognized across industry audits and architecture reviews
$199 one-time
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12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Avoid reinventing the wheel every audit cycle
The situation this course is for
Engineers in regulated tech environments often rebuild continuity documentation from scratch per project, creating redundant work and audit exposure.
Who this is for
Senior software engineers in public safety, defense, and critical infrastructure who own system resilience and must align code with compliance frameworks
Who this is not for
Entry-level developers, non-technical compliance staff, or consultants without engineering delivery experience
What you walk away with
- Produce ISO 22301-compliant Statement of Applicability (SoA) templates tailored to software architecture
- Generate reusable business impact analysis (BIA) frameworks for system recovery tiers
- Automate continuity test reporting within CI/CD pipelines
- Structure runbooks that pass internal audit and support incident response
- Build an IP library of continuity patterns that compound across product releases
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
Module 1. Introduction to ISO 22301 in Software-Centric Organizations
Understand how ISO 22301 applies beyond physical operations to software availability and failover design in public safety systems.
12 chapters in this module
- Scope of ISO 22301 for digital services
- Distinguishing BIA from risk assessment
- Roles in BCMS for engineering teams
- Mapping controls to software layers
- Compliance vs operational value
- Integration with SDLC
- Stakeholder expectations
- Documentation hierarchy
- Internal audit readiness
- Management review cycles
- Linking to NIST CSF
- Case study: cloud-based evidence platform
Module 2. Building the Foundation: Scope and Objectives
Define the boundaries and success criteria for business continuity in software systems handling critical data flows.
12 chapters in this module
- System boundary definition
- Mission-critical function identification
- Recovery time objectives by service tier
- Stakeholder alignment process
- Documenting business impact
- Prioritizing service continuity
- Risk appetite thresholds
- Version-controlled scope register
- Integration with product roadmap
- Change control triggers
- Audit trail design
- Template: scope approval memo
Module 3. Conducting Software-Focused Business Impact Analysis
Develop BIA frameworks that capture technical dependencies and user impact for automated services.
12 chapters in this module
- User role segmentation
- Service dependency mapping
- Downtime cost modeling
- Recovery priority matrices
- Data integrity thresholds
- API availability SLAs
- Third-party risk inclusion
- Automated survey tools
- BIA update cycle
- Linking to incident metrics
- Version control for BIA
- Template: BIA workbook
Module 4. Risk Assessment for Technical Continuity
Apply ISO 22301 risk methodology to software failure modes and infrastructure exposures.
12 chapters in this module
- Threat modeling for availability
- Single points of failure
- Cloud region dependencies
- Data replication gaps
- Authentication failure paths
- Zero-day exposure windows
- Vendor continuity risks
- Risk scoring framework
- Risk treatment options
- Acceptance thresholds
- Risk register maintenance
- Template: risk register
Module 5. Designing Incident Response Structures
Create team roles and escalation paths tailored to software incident lifecycle.
12 chapters in this module
- Incident commander roles
- On-call integration
- War room setup protocols
- Notification trees
- Status reporting cadence
- Legal and comms alignment
- Post-mortem integration
- Automated alerting rules
- Role-based access controls
- Incident runbook structure
- Tabletop exercise design
- Template: incident response playbook
Module 6. Developing Recovery Strategies for Microservices
Define recovery procedures for distributed systems with minimal coordination overhead.
12 chapters in this module
- Service isolation principles
- Failover automation
- Stateful vs stateless recovery
- Database replication modes
- DNS failover configuration
- Traffic shifting patterns
- Blue-green deployment reuse
- Data consistency checks
- Recovery time validation
- Dependency rollback planning
- Cloud burst strategies
- Template: recovery procedure script
Module 7. Documentation and Compliance Artefacts
Produce audit-ready records that demonstrate adherence without manual rework.
12 chapters in this module
- Statement of Applicability structure
- Control implementation evidence
- Version-controlled policy files
- Automated compliance checks
- Evidence collection workflows
- Audit trail integration
- Document retention rules
- Review cycle automation
- Cross-referencing controls
- Gap tracking system
- Remediation workflows
- Template: SoA generator
Module 8. Exercising and Testing Continuity Plans
Run targeted technical tests that validate recovery without disrupting live operations.
12 chapters in this module
- Test objective setting
- Chaos engineering integration
- Dark launch techniques
- Canary testing for failover
- Fire drill coordination
- Third-party participation
- Test result documentation
- Improvement backlog
- Metrics: recovery time and data loss
- Automated test scheduling
- Post-test reporting
- Template: test report
Module 9. Maintaining Plan Currency in Agile Environments
Keep continuity documentation aligned with rapid development cycles.
12 chapters in this module
- Change impact assessment
- Automated detection of drift
- Integration with CI/CD
- Sprint planning hooks
- Backlog refinement process
- Versioning across services
- Dependency tracking
- Alerting on configuration changes
- Review automation
- Release gate integration
- Documentation sprints
- Template: change sync checklist
Module 10. Embedding Continuity into Software Design
Apply lessons from ISO 22301 to proactively build resilience into architecture decisions.
12 chapters in this module
- Resilience pattern library
- Design review checklists
- Architecture decision records
- Failover by design
- Graceful degradation
- Load shedding strategies
- API contract resilience
- Monitoring for early detection
- Self-healing system design
- Recovery time budgeting
- Cost of resilience analysis
- Template: design review form
Module 11. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Align engineering efforts with operations, legal, and executive stakeholders.
12 chapters in this module
- Stakeholder communication plan
- Legal obligation mapping
- Executive reporting cadence
- Regulatory requirement tracking
- Vendor coordination
- Third-party audit prep
- Inter-departmental drills
- Shared documentation platforms
- Escalation protocol design
- Budget advocacy
- Success metric reporting
- Template: stakeholder update
Module 12. Building a Compounding IP Library
Turn individual project work into reusable organizational assets.
12 chapters in this module
- IP asset categorization
- Template reuse strategy
- Knowledge transfer planning
- Lessons learned system
- Pattern documentation
- Searchable repository design
- Access control for IP
- Versioning standards
- Contribution incentives
- Audit trail for updates
- Integration with wikis
- Template: IP library index
How this maps to your situation
- After initial audit findings
- During product redesign cycle
- Before annual continuity test
- When expanding into new regulated markets
Before vs. after
Before
Redesigning continuity plans from scratch for each project, creating duplicated effort and audit risk.
After
Leveraging a growing library of approved templates and automated workflows that accelerate delivery and strengthen resilience.
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 module, designed to fit within evening or weekend study around full-time engineering work.
If nothing changes
Continuing to rebuild compliance artefacts manually leads to slower delivery cycles, higher audit exposure, and missed opportunities to lead resilience strategy.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic ISO 22301 overviews, this course focuses on software engineering applications, offering executable templates and integration patterns not found in off-the-shelf compliance training.
Frequently asked
Is this course suitable for engineers without prior ISO experience?
Yes, all concepts are introduced in the context of software deliverables, with practical examples from real systems.
How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Are the templates customizable to my stack?
Yes, all templates are provided as plain text or Markdown files, designed for adaptation to AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
$199 one-time. Approximately 3 hours per module, designed to fit within evening or weekend study around full-time engineering work..
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