This holistic IT Disaster Recovery (IT DRP) course is primarily designed for BC. DR,  Risk and IT professionals to understand DR fundamentals as well as to conduct a risk assessment, impact analysis, technical considerations for DR planning and strategy. It also allows one to understand how to establish and present a DR Plan and develop a DR team structure along with managing communications during a disaster.

This course is equivalent to the international certification module, DRP-5000 or IT DRP Expert Implementer course. Its combination of assignments and facilitated online workshops and facilitator discussions would allow you to obtain the Disaster Recovery Certified Planner certificate which is upgradeable to the Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist or Expert certificate depending on your experience.

Module 1 provides a grounding of the IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) planning knowledge domain.  It helps standardise the terminology and the processes to implement this as a project. 

BL-DR-5 Module1

Considerations in IT DR planning and implementation are discussed, as is the establishment of a project steering committee.  These are the topics discussed:

  1. Understand IT DR and BCM Fundamentals
  2. Establish the Need for DR
  3. Walkthrough the DR Planning Methodology
  4. Prepare the Organization for a DR Project
  5. Identify and Evaluate IT and Infrastructure Risks


Module 1 provides a grounding of the IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) planning knowledge domain.  It helps standardise the terminology and the processes to implement this as a project. 

BL-DR-5 Module1

Considerations in IT DR planning and implementation are discussed, as is the establishment of a project steering committee.  These are the topics discussed:

  1. Understand IT DR and BCM Fundamentals
  2. Establish the Need for DR
  3. Walkthrough the DR Planning Methodology
  4. Prepare the Organization for a DR Project
  5. Identify and Evaluate IT and Infrastructure Risks

 

DRP-300 IT Disaster Recovery Implementer

Module 2 would then allow participants to gain an intermediate competency on how to implement an IT DRP plan. In this module, one would learn to conduct a risk assessment, impact analysis, technical considerations for DR planning and strategy. There would be pre-readings for each stage which would then be followed up by a 2 x 3-hour facilitated online workshop and facilitated discussion per stage of the competency taught.

Module 3 allows participants to have pre-reading on participants to have pre-reading on presenting a DR proposal to senior management, establishing a DR plan and team structure. It would then be followed up with a 2 x 3 hours facilitated online workshop and discussion with your facilitator.

While Module 4 allows participants to have pre-reading on linking up IT DR to the business units, assembling its  IT DR Plans and, finally, implement and manage IT DR Plans. It would then be followed up by 2 x 2 hour facilitated online training.

DRP-300 IT Disaster Recovery Implementer

Module 1 allows participants to understand the fundamentals of DRP through pre-readings and  1 x 1 hour facilitated online workshops.

Module 2 would then allow participants to gain an intermediate competency on how to implement an IT DRP plan. In this module, one would learn to conduct a risk assessment, impact analysis, technical considerations for DR planning and strategy. There would be pre-readings for each stage which would then be followed up by a 2 x 2-hour facilitated online workshop and facilitated discussion per stage of the competency taught.

Module 3 allows participants to have pre-reading on participants to have pre-reading on presenting a DR proposal to senior management, establishing a DR plan and team structure. It would then be followed up with a 2 x 1 hour facilitated training and discussion with your facilitator.

While Module 4 allows participants to have pre-reading on linking up to business units, assembling DR Plans and implement and manage DR Plans. It would then be followed up by 2 x 1 hour facilitated online training.

Module 1 & 4 – Facilitated Online Workshop

Module 1 allows participants to understand the fundamentals of DRP through pre-readings and  1 x 1 hour facilitated online workshops.

Module 2 would then allow participants to gain an intermediate competency on how to implement an IT DRP plan. In this module, one would learn to conduct a risk assessment, impact analysis, technical considerations for DR planning and strategy. There would be pre-readings for each stage which would then be followed up by a 1 x 1 hour facilitated online workshop and facilitated discussion per stage of the competency taught.

Module 3 allows participants to have pre-reading on participants to have pre-reading on presenting a DR proposal to senior management, establishing a DR plan and team structure. It would then be followed up with a 2 x 1 hour facilitated training and discussion with your facilitator.

While Module 4 allows participants to have pre-reading on linking up to business units, assembling DR Plans and implement and manage DR Plans. It would then be followed up by 2 x 1 hour facilitated online training.

Module 1 allows participants to understand the fundamentals of DRP through pre-readings and  1 x 1 hour facilitated online workshops.

Module 2 would then allow participants to gain an intermediate competency on how to implement an IT DRP plan. In this module, one would learn to conduct a risk assessment, impact analysis, technical considerations for DR planning and strategy. There would be pre-readings for each stage which would then be followed up by a 1 x 1 hour facilitated online workshop and facilitated discussion per stage of the competency taught.

Module 1 & 2 (Module 3 & 4  DRP-5000 Blended Learning) – Facilitated Online Workshop

Module 1 allows participants to have pre-reading on participants to have pre-reading on presenting a DR proposal to senior management, establishing a DR plan and team structure. It would then be followed up with a 2 x 1 hour facilitated training and discussion with your facilitator.

While Module 2 allows participants to have pre-reading on linking up to business units, assembling DR Plans and implement and manage DR Plans. It would then be followed up by 2 x 1 hour facilitated online training.