IB [BL-B] [3-5] Module 2 Assignment Requirement

Blended Learning.  There is a requirement for the participants to download and complete the two assignments, namely RAR and BIA.

Instructor to note that the participants are expected to complete these two templates before attending the course. The instruction to participants is as appended below.

After a walkthrough of the content during your online workshop, the participants are expected to present their completed RAR and BIA templates to the online workshop for discussion.

The expectation of Submission:  The participant is expected to complete:

• RAR: 1-1, 2-1 and 3-1 of the RAR templates.
• BIA: Provide at least two critical business functions for page 1 to page 7 in the BIA template.

Onsite Training. Participants will be notified to download the five sets of templates with the links issued by the Program Admin team before the workshop.  This assignment is completed during the class.

The objective of Module 2 Session 1 [M2-S1]

• Risk Analysis and Review (RAR)
• Identify potential threats that may disrupt business functions within the organisation.
  
  
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Determine prioritised activities based on their recovery objectives, impacts and inter-dependencies
  
  

Assignment Requirement (RAR)

Participants have access to Guidance Notes when they are completing the RAR template prior to attending your online lesson. Click the icon on the right to view the Guidance Notes for RAR. In each of the individual pages of the guidance notes, there are additional instructions (at the bottom) specifically for this assignment.

When they are completing the RAR templates, participants are expected to ask you regarding the detailed requirement for their assignment.  The additional notes appended below is provided to them during the Module 2 introduction.  It includes the Guidance Notes from BCMPedia to guide them to complete each entry in the RAR templates and the note below as instruction for the minimum requirement when submitting their assignment.

List several business functions from your business unit and select at least two business functions that you think maybe critical to your organisation to complete the entire template.  You can also choose business functions from the other tasks within your organisation because the functions are not critical.

Insert at least two functions into the BIA templates that you have downloaded to start your assignment.  Click the icon on the right to view the Guidance Notes for BIA.

Blended Learning.  There is a requirement for the participants to download and complete the two assignments, namely BCS and PD.

Instructor to note that the participants are expected to complete these two templates before attending the course. The instruction to participants is as appended below.

After a walkthrough of the content during your online workshop, the participants are expected to present their completed RAR and BIA templates to the online workshop for discussion.

The expectation of Submission:  The participant is expected to complete:

• BCS:  Complete the entire BCS template.  The participant is expected to transfer at least two critical business functions (CBFs) identified in the BIA assignment template and update the BCS template starting with the CBFs.
• PD:  Complete the required portion of Part C of the PD templates as part of the assignment before starting the online workshop (to list at least two critical business functions).  Build a call tree "Annex 3B: Business Unit Call Tree" and note that call trees are now available on WhatsApp Group or the Corporate Notification system.

Onsite Training. Participants would have downloaded Session 2 as they are expected to download all five sets of templates before the start of Session 1 with the links issued by the Program Admin team before the workshop.  This assignment is completed during the class.

Participants are expected to complete the three PowerPoint slides templates downloaded from the eCampus and complete them as assignments before attending the class for blended learning. If it is brick and mortar onsite training, they will do the assignment in class. In addition, they are expected to present the RAR, BIA, and BCS reports to the class, acting as a management committee.

Remind the student to submit their completed workbook and 3 PowerPoint reports as assignments after the class. For onsite, there is no requirement to submit assignments except to present in class.

Module 2 Session 2 [M2-S2]

• Business Continuity Strategy (BCS)
• Identify and implement strategies for the continuity of critical business functions.
  
  
• Plan Development (BC Plan]
• Develop effective and functional comprehensive continuity plans and procedure
  
  
• Testing and Exercising (TE)
• Be familiar with the testing and exercising documentary requirement
• Note that TE templates are introduced and not taught.  It will be used in Module 4.
  
  

Download BCS templates from eCampus before the start of the M2-S2 online workshop 

Transfer the critical business functions (CBFs) identified in the BIA assignment template and update the BCS template starting with the CBFs. Finally, complete the three parts of the template using at least two critical business functions.

Assignment Submission Requirement

• Complete at least two critical business functions for every page of the BCS templates.  Note that there should be a "dash" or "-" for every blank entry.

• Download PD Template (Part A & B) is for your reference.  This will be discussed in Module 3 as a BCM Manager.
• Download PD "Part C" for assignment.
• Complete the required portion of Part C as part of the assignment before starting the online workshop (to list the recovery procedures for at least two critical business functions).
• Build a call tree using "Annex 3B: Business Unit Call Tree"

Assignment Submission Requirement

• Submit these two recovery procedures for two critical business functions and a call tree as the assignment
  
  

Template: TE Template

• Note: There is no requirement to submit the TE template. It is for your reference only.