Contingency Planning

INTRODUCTION

Contingency planning aims to prepare an organization to respond well to an emergency and its potential humanitarian impact. Developing a contingency plan involves making decisions in advance about the management of human and financial resources, coordination and communications procedures, and being aware of a range of technical and logistical responses. Such planning is a management tool, involving all sectors, which can help ensure timely and effective provision of humanitarian aid to those most in need when a disaster occurs. Time spent in contingency planning equals time saved when a disaster occurs. Effective contingency planning should lead to timely and effective disaster-relief operations. The contingency planning process can basically be broken down into three simple questions: What is going to happen? What are we going to do about it? What can we do ahead of time to get prepared? This training helps planners think through these questions in a systematic way. Contingency planning is most often undertaken when there is a specific threat or hazard; exactly how that threat will actually impact is unknown. Developing scenarios is a good way of thinking through the possible impacts. On the basis of sensible scenarios it is possible to develop a plan that sets out the scale of the response and the resources needed.

DURATION

5 days.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1:

Carrying out Risk Assessment

• Risk analysis and identification
• Prioritizing
• Risk Impact/Probability Charts   

Module 2: 

Carrying out Incident Response System

• Activities before the incident
• Activities during the incident
• Activities after the incident
• Preparing for the incident planning
• Incident Detection
• Incident response
• Incident documentation
• Incident Containment
• Incident Escalation
• Incident Recovery
• After Action Review
• Law Enforcement Involvement

Module 3: 

Disaster recovery planning (DRP

• Disaster Classifications
• Planning for Disaster
• Crisis Management
• Disaster Response

Module 4: 

Business continuity planning

• Continuity Strategies
• Exclusive Use Options
• Shared Use Options
• Off-Site Disaster Data Storage

Module 5:

Business impact analysis (BIA)

• Threat attack identification
• Business unit analysis
• Attack success scenario development
• Potential damage assessment
• Subordinate plan classification