Operational Resilience Auditing Training Course

Introduction

Strengthen your organization’s ability to withstand disruptions with our comprehensive Operational Resilience Auditing Training Course. This program is meticulously designed to cover the audit of operational resilience frameworks and business continuity plans, ensuring your organization can maintain essential functions during adverse events. In an era of increasing uncertainty, mastering operational resilience auditing is crucial for organizations seeking to protect their operations, reputation, and customer trust. Our operational resilience audit training course provides in-depth knowledge and practical applications, empowering you to develop robust audit strategies for business continuity and resilience.

This Operational Resilience Auditing training delves into the core components of modern operational resilience audits, covering topics such as risk tolerance assessments, scenario testing, and recovery planning verification. You’ll gain expertise in using industry-leading tools and techniques to Operational Resilience Auditing, meeting the demands of contemporary business continuity and disaster recovery. Whether you're a risk manager, auditor, or business continuity professional, this Operational Resilience Auditing course will empower you to drive strategic resilience initiatives and optimize operational continuity.

Target Audience:

• Risk Managers
• Auditors
• Business Continuity Professionals
• IT Professionals
• Compliance Officers
• Operational Managers
• Crisis Management Teams

Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of Operational Resilience Auditing.
• Master audit considerations for operational resilience frameworks.
• Utilize risk tolerance assessment and impact analysis methodologies.
• Implement scenario testing and simulation for resilience audits.
• Design and build audit frameworks for business continuity plans.
• Optimize audit processes for recovery planning and execution.
• Troubleshoot and address common challenges in operational resilience auditing.
• Implement data recovery and system restoration audits.
• Integrate resilience audit findings with existing compliance systems.
• Understand the regulatory requirements for operational resilience.
• Explore emerging trends in operational resilience and business continuity.
• Apply real world use cases for operational resilience auditing in various industries.
• Leverage operational resilience auditing tools and platforms for efficient implementation.

Duration

10 Days

Course content

Module 1: Introduction to Operational Resilience Auditing

• Fundamentals of Operational Resilience Auditing.
• Overview of unique audit considerations for resilience frameworks.
• Setting up an operational resilience auditing framework.
• Introduction to risk tolerance assessment and scenario testing.
• Best practices for operational resilience auditing initiation.

Module 2: Risk Tolerance Assessment and Impact Analysis

• Mastering risk tolerance assessment and impact analysis methodologies.
• Utilizing business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessments.
• Implementing critical service and function identification.
• Designing and building risk tolerance audit checklists.
• Best practices for impact analysis audits.

Module 3: Scenario Testing and Simulation

• Implementing scenario testing and simulation for resilience audits.
• Utilizing tabletop exercises and simulation tools.
• Implementing stress testing and disaster recovery simulations.
• Designing and building scenario testing frameworks.
• Best practices for scenario testing in resilience audits.

Module 4: Business Continuity Plan Audits

• Designing and build audit frameworks for business continuity plans.
• Utilizing plan documentation and review processes.
• Implementing plan testing and maintenance audits.
• Designing and building business continuity plan audit reports.
• Best practices for business continuity plan audits.

Module 5: Recovery Planning and Execution Audits

• Optimizing audit processes for recovery planning and execution.
• Utilizing recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) audits.
• Implementing recovery strategy reviews and validations.
• Designing and building recovery execution audit frameworks.
• Best practices for recovery planning audits.

Module 6: Troubleshooting Operational Resilience Auditing Challenges

• Troubleshooting and addressing common challenges in operational resilience auditing.
• Analyzing plan gaps and inconsistencies.
• Utilizing problem-solving techniques for resolution.
• Resolving common communication and coordination issues.
• Best practices for issue resolution in resilience audits.

Module 7: Data Recovery and System Restoration Audits

• Implementing data recovery and system restoration audits.
• Utilizing data backup and recovery verification techniques.
• Implementing system restoration and failover audits.
• Designing and building data recovery audit frameworks.
• Best practices for data recovery audits.

Module 8: Integration with Compliance Systems

• Integrating resilience audit findings with existing compliance systems.
• Utilizing API integrations and compliance management tools.
• Implementing audit findings in compliance reporting.
• Designing and building integrated compliance platforms.
• Best practices for system integration in resilience audits.

Module 9: Regulatory Requirements for Operational Resilience

• Understanding the regulatory requirements for operational resilience.
• Utilizing industry-specific guidelines and standards.
• Implementing compliance monitoring and reporting.
• Designing and building compliant audit systems for resilience.
• Best practices for regulatory adherence in resilience audits.

Module 10: Emerging Trends in Operational Resilience

• Exploring emerging trends in operational resilience and business continuity.
• Utilizing AI and machine learning for resilience planning.
• Implementing cloud-based resilience strategies.
• Designing and building future-proof resilience audit systems.
• Optimizing advanced resilience audit applications.
• Best practices for innovation in resilience audits.

Module 11: Real-World Use Cases

• Applying real world use cases for operational resilience auditing in various industries.
• Utilizing resilience audits for financial institutions.
• Implementing business continuity audits for healthcare systems.
• Utilizing recovery planning audits for e-commerce platforms.
• Implementing scenario testing for supply chain disruptions.
• Best practices for real-world application in resilience audits.

Module 12: Operational Resilience Auditing Tools and Platforms

• Leveraging operational resilience auditing tools and platforms for efficient implementation.
• Utilizing business continuity planning software.
• Implementing scenario simulation tools.
• Designing and building automated audit workflows.
• Best practices for tool implementation in resilience audits.

Module 13: Monitoring and Metrics

• Implementing operational resilience auditing project monitoring and metrics.
• Utilizing audit performance indicators and KPIs.
• Designing and building monitoring dashboards.
• Optimizing monitoring for real-time insights.
• Best practices for monitoring in resilience audits.

Module 14: Future of Operational Resilience Auditing

• Emerging trends in operational resilience auditing technologies and frameworks.
• Utilizing decentralized audit models for resilience planning.
• Implementing AI-driven threat analysis and resilience prediction.
• Best practices for future operational resilience auditing management.

Module 15: Security Automation in Operational Resilience Auditing

• Automating security tasks within operational resilience auditing processes.
• Implementing policy-as-code for compliance checks in resilience plans.
• Utilizing automated vulnerability scanning for critical systems.
• Best practices for security automation within resilience audits.

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.