Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Johannesburg, South Africa
Classroom training in Johannesburg · next cohort Nov 2, 2026 · from USD 3,400
Power cuts, cyber incidents, supplier failures, floods, pandemics and civil disruption no longer count as rare events for organisations in Africa and beyond. Regulators and boards now ask whether critical services can be sustained and how quickly they can be restored. This five-day programme helps senior practitioners move from a document-heavy continuity plan to a living resilience strategy. You study business impact analysis, risk and threat assessment, recovery time and recovery point objectives, dependency mapping, alternate site and remote work arrangements, crisis communication, ISO 22301 concepts, exercise design and emerging digital tools for monitoring and response.
The content is aimed at business continuity managers, risk and compliance officers, operations and IT service heads, bank and insurance resilience leads, emergency planners, internal auditors and executives who sponsor continuity work. Delegates apply each method to a shared fictional enterprise and then to their own. The programme runs in classroom, online and in-house formats and ends with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can brief leadership on resilience priorities, structure a continuity programme and plan a credible scenario test.
At a Glance
Training in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg is South Africa's economic heart, home to the JSE and the head offices of Africa's largest companies.
More about training in Johannesburg →- Format
- Classroom, in Johannesburg
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 3,400
- Next start dates
- Nov 2, 2026, Nov 30, 2026, Dec 28, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Sandton, Rosebank and Midrand
About this course
Resilience has moved from a back-office compliance task to a strategic concern. Supply chains stretch across borders, digital platforms underpin most customer services and a single failed vendor can stop an entire operation. Organisations that treat continuity as an annual paper exercise often discover during a real incident that plans are outdated, people are untrained and critical dependencies were never identified.
This advanced course takes a strategic view of the field. Participants begin with the connection between enterprise risk, operational resilience and continuity management, then examine how to identify critical services, map the people, processes, technology and third parties they rely on, and set tolerances for disruption. Strategy sessions cover choosing recovery options, building governance and funding the programme. A dedicated block explores innovation, including cloud-based recovery, automated alerting, data analytics for early warning and lessons from agile organisations that adapt quickly under pressure.
Learning relies on scenario work. Delegates run an impact analysis, build a strategy paper and take part in a simulated crisis, which gives them the confidence and materials to lead a programme refresh when they return.
Training Objectives
Participants will leave the course able to:
- Differentiate business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management and operational resilience.
- Identify critical services and set impact tolerances and recovery objectives.
- Conduct a business impact analysis and map internal and third-party dependencies.
- Assess threats and select proportionate continuity and recovery strategies.
- Establish governance, roles and funding for a continuity programme aligned to ISO 22301.
- Plan and facilitate tabletop and simulation exercises that expose real weaknesses.
- Evaluate innovative tools and approaches that improve monitoring, response and learning.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Delegates finish with:
- A business impact analysis worksheet completed for a sample service.
- A dependency map that highlights single points of failure.
- A one-page resilience strategy statement for senior leadership.
- A tabletop exercise script with injects and evaluation criteria.
- A shortlist of innovation ideas to pilot in their own continuity programme.
- A priority list of gaps to address in the first ninety days.
Training Methodology
The programme treats continuity as a leadership discipline and uses active techniques:
- Strategy discussions led by practitioners with programme-building experience
- A running fictional enterprise used for analysis, planning and testing
- A full crisis simulation with rotating incident roles
- Peer review of each participant's resilience strategy outline
- Short demonstrations of monitoring and notification tools
Day 1: Resilience Strategy and Context
- Business continuity, disaster recovery and operational resilience compared
- Linking continuity to enterprise risk management and strategy
- Regulatory and stakeholder expectations of resilience
- The ISO 22301 management system at a glance
- Case review: organisations that recovered well and those that did not
- Self-assessment of current continuity maturity
Day 2: Critical Services and Impact Analysis
- Identifying critical products, services and processes
- Business impact analysis methods and interviews
- Maximum tolerable disruption, recovery time and recovery point objectives
- Mapping people, premises, technology and supplier dependencies
- Setting impact tolerances for severe but plausible scenarios
- Exercise: completing an analysis for a payments or clinic service
Day 3: Threats, Strategies and Plans
- Threat and vulnerability assessment
- Strategy options including alternate sites, remote work and mutual aid
- Third-party and supply chain continuity
- Information technology recovery and cyber incident links
- Writing usable plans and playbooks
- Cost-benefit reasoning for continuity investment
Day 4: Crisis Response and Exercising
- Incident command, escalation and decision rights
- Crisis communication with staff, customers, regulators and media
- Designing tabletop, walkthrough and live exercises
- Building realistic injects and observing performance
- Capturing lessons and corrective actions
- Simulation: a multi-day disruption affecting several sites
Day 5: Innovation, Governance and Sustained Improvement
- Cloud, automation and mass notification in continuity programmes
- Data and early warning indicators for emerging disruption
- Adaptive and agile practices for faster recovery decisions
- Programme governance, metrics and board reporting
- Awareness, training and embedding a resilience culture
- Personal programme roadmap and peer review
The course is intended for experienced professionals responsible for keeping organisations operating, including:
- Business continuity and resilience managers
- Enterprise risk and compliance officers
- Heads of operations and service delivery
- IT service continuity and information security managers
- Banking and insurance operational risk leads
- Emergency preparedness and disaster management coordinators
- Internal auditors reviewing continuity arrangements
- Public sector, utility and telecom executives
- Supply chain and vendor management heads
A CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy is awarded to participants who attend the full programme and take part in the exercises, including the crisis simulation.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course Venues
South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400Viewing- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Johannesburg
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course runs as classroom training in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Johannesburg cohort starts on November 2, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Johannesburg" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Johannesburg is USD 3,400 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Johannesburg, Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course runs as classroom training in Pretoria and Cape Town. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Johannesburg or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience programme, you'll be able to differentiate business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management and operational resilience, identify critical services and set impact tolerances and recovery objectives, conduct a business impact analysis and map internal and third-party dependencies, and assess threats and select proportionate continuity and recovery strategies. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is intended for experienced professionals responsible for keeping organisations operating, including: Business continuity and resilience managers, Enterprise risk and compliance officers, Heads of operations and service delivery, IT service continuity and information security managers, Banking and insurance operational risk leads, Emergency preparedness and disaster management coordinators, Internal auditors reviewing continuity arrangements, Public sector, utility and telecom executives, and Supply chain and vendor management heads.
Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Strategy and Innovation in Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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