This one-day learning experience will cover how to design appropriate business continuity (BC) solutions, determine recovery objectives and prepare for the Implementation stage of the Business Continuity
Management (BCM) Lifecycle, as well as designing an effective incident response structure. This course provides the business continuity and resilience professional with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Design stage of the BCM Lifecycle. The Design stage builds on the outcomes from the Analysis stage. During this course students will use a case study and take part in group
discussions and exercises. This course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines.

The course is delivered via the Microsoft Teams Platform. Full joining instructions, student notes are included within the fee.

The instructor for the course is Russ Timpson.

RT is the founder and CEO of Horizonscan. A company focusing on risk, resilience and client companies readiness for crisis events.

RT is the chair of the BCI South of England Chapter of the BCI. He is a chartered engineer and MBCI.

On leaving the Fire Service in 1995, RT took up the position of Head of Safety for Virgin Atlantic Airways, leading a multi-disciplinary team of safety, health and environmental specialists. Highlights included opening new airline routes to South Africa and the Caribbean.

In 1999, RT was headhunted by BAA (UK airport operator) to lead the response to the major fire at Terminal 1, Heathrow Airport. In the following five years, RT contributed to several major airport construction projects; including the skyway at Gatwick Airport and T5 at Heathrow Airport.

RT was awarded the HSE’s award for European Safety and Health at Work achievement 1998 and European Strategic Risk Management Award 2004, International Fire professional of the Year 2015. CIR International Risk Management Award 2017.

RT now works as a consulting resilience/business continuity advisor to several multinational companies. RT is past-president of the UK South East Branch of the Institute of Fire Engineers. He is the inventor of the Crisisboardroom™ concept for management of crisis events. Crisisboardroom™ has been deployed around the World to make businesses more resilient.