Overview
Business Continuity (BC) Planning has become front of mind amongst all Government Departments and Agencies, particularly since pandemic and natural disaster related business disruptions.
Effective BC planning is an important risk control and will support your organisation in minimising the consequences of a disruption to your critical functions and activities.
This session will build your confidence in understanding key business continuity management concepts, applying impact-based decision making and how to use relevant BC management tools.
Tools
We aim to deliver interactive workshops utilising different activities and engaging tools to support the content. Two tools we use are Miro and Menti. We have some guidance if you have not used these tools before.
- Tools – Miro Support & Help Centre
- Working on the board - Miro Support & Help Centre
- How to make interactive presentations - Mentimeter
Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop, you should be able to:
- Understand key Business Continuity management concepts and how they relate to managing enterprise risk
- Apply impact-based decision making
- Use relevant BC management tools
Audience
This session is suited to those who are in risk related roles and are interested in business continuity management with limited or no expertise and knowledge.
Facilitator

Pete Gervasoni, Risk Capability Specialist
Hi there! I’ve worked in senior risk roles across multiple agencies over the past 15 years. I’m a certified practising risk manager and a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management. I’m also an expert on the Standards Australia/ISO group for Security and Resilience and Risk Management.
If you have any questions, please contact VMIA at clientlearning@vmia.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 9270 6900.
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