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Active Assailant/Workplace Violence Preparedness

As the number and variety of threat incidents facing our workplaces continue to expand, it is imperative to incorporate prevention, response and recovery capabilities in corporate continuity programs. This four-hour training will cover a range of prevention and preparedness actions. The class will address the threat of domestic violence targeting the workplace and answer your questions on development or revision of a comprehensive workplace violence/active assailant preparedness program including risk assessment, planning, training and exercises.

For more course information email ted.brown@ketchconsulting.com or call 484-919-2966.

Dave Hunt, CPP®, MBCI has a 34 year background in law enforcement, terrorism response, fire/arson/explosives investigation, hazardous materials response, and emergency medical response.

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Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

This course is an in-depth look at how to conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The class is for both BIA novices and experienced professionals. It provides you with the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the BIA. The course will explore the concept of the BIA. You will be taught two different approaches to a BIA – interviews and workshops and the value of each. You will also be provided with an actual BIA survey and the results of clients BIA’s.

The objectives of this class are:
• Understand the BIA process;
• Understand how to structure a BIA;
• Apply the standard methods to conduct a BIA;
• How to determine the results of the BIA & identify the critical functions for recovery strategies.

For more course information email ted.brown@ketchconsulting.com or call 484-919-2966.

Kathryn Scourby, CBCP – Ketch Consulting, works with professional service firms to achieve their goals in the areas of business continuity, disaster preparedness, risk management and compliance exercises. Kathy’s experience includes thirty-three years with the international law firm Hunton & Williams, LLP, including over five years as the firm’s only Business Continuity Manager.

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Active Assailant / Workplace Violence Planning

As the number and variety of threat incidents facing our workplaces continue to expand, it is imperative to incorporate prevention, response and recovery capabilities in corporate continuity programs. This four-hour training will cover a range of prevention and preparedness actions. The class will address the threat of domestic violence targeting the workplace and answer your questions on development or revision of a comprehensive workplace violence/active assailant preparedness program including risk assessment, planning, training and exercises. We will cover de-escalation techniques as well as basic threat assessment guidance. We will discuss the American National Standard for Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention for developing a program for your organization. Bring your questions on how to build a comprehensive program.

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Create A Table Top Exercise – An Exercise in BC/COOP Postparedness!

In this class you will be given four different table top scenarios, including the injects, and you will learn how to: create a situation, scenario and injects for your audience, your business,your location and your BCP maturity.

You’ll identify operations, decisions and policies that impact the ability of a business unit to execute plans. The exercise will end with conclusions and discussions that will change, emphasize, and otherwise affect your business continuity/COOP plan. You will conclude with an “after action” report that will lead to effective modifications and improvements to the plans being exercised.

For more course information email ted.brown@ketchconsulting.com or call 484-919-2966.
Ted Brown, MBCI, CBCP, CBCV, president, and CEO of KETCHConsulting, is a recognized crisis management and business continuity industry leader

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PRE1: Active Assailant/Workplace Violence Preparedness

As the number and variety of threat incidents facing our workplaces continue to expand, it is imperative to incorporate prevention, response and recovery capabilities in corporate continuity programs. This four-hour training will cover a range of prevention and preparedness actions. The class will address the threat of domestic violence targeting the workplace and answer your questions on development or revision of a comprehensive workplace violence/active assailant preparedness program including risk assessment, planning, training and exercises.

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PRE2: Learn to Create A Table-Top Exercise - An Exercise in Business Continuity/COOP Preparedness!

In this class presented by KETCHConsulting, you will be given four different Table-Top scenarios, including the injects, and will learn how to:

Create a situation, scenario and injects for your audience, your business, your location and your BCP maturity.
Identify operations, decisions and policies that impact the ability of a business unit to execute
End the exercise with conclusions and discussions that will change, emphasize, and otherwise affect your business continuity/COOP plan.
Conclude with an “after action” report that will lead to effective modifications and improvements to the plans being exercised.Participants will be given the complete set of injects for four different Tabletops.

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POS3: The Business Impact Analysis Course

This course is designed to provide participants with one day focused entirely on how a BIA is carried out in an organization. It combines a presentation on the theory and current good practice on doing a BIA with a real-life application of this theory. It is delivered by an expert facilitator to share hints, tips and lessons learned on the BIA process. Actual BIA client results will be reviewed (e.g. surveys, reports, etc.). You will have the opportunity to take part in a facilitated practical session to carry out a BIA using a case study with example questionnaires and templates to take away. This course is for those BC professionals who are responsible for carrying out a BIA at a Strategic, Tactical or Operational level within their organizations, and for those who require a better understanding of this essential part of the BCM Lifecycle.

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KETCHConsulting Cyber Security – A Primer for Non-technical Management Professionals

This three-hour course will provide the participants with:

The confluence of Business Continuity and Cyber Security
Overview of threat landscape and techniques & tools to address threats.
Helping your organization adopt and adapt to digital transformation
Cyber breech response and governance-risk-compliance (GRC)

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