Business Continuity Management in the UAE

Course Info

Date: Sep-29-2025

Length: 1 Week

City: Barcelona

Fees: 4,350

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Mar-24-2025

    Barcelona

  • June-30-2025

    Barcelona

  • Sep-29-2025

    Barcelona

  • Dec-29-2025

    Barcelona

Dates in Other Venues

  • Jan-06-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Jan-06-2025

    Istanbul

  • Jan-06-2025

    Paris

  • Jan-20-2025

    Dubai

  • Feb-10-2025

    London

  • Mar-17-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-24-2025

    Singapore

  • Mar-24-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-14-2025

    London

  • May-05-2025

    Istanbul

  • May-05-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • May-05-2025

    Paris

  • May-19-2025

    Dubai

  • June-16-2025

    London

  • June-30-2025

    Amsterdam

  • June-30-2025

    Singapore

  • July-21-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-04-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Aug-04-2025

    Paris

  • Aug-04-2025

    Istanbul

  • Aug-11-2025

    London

  • Sep-22-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-29-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Oct-13-2025

    London

  • Nov-03-2025

    Paris

  • Nov-03-2025

    Istanbul

  • Nov-03-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-17-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-08-2025

    London

  • Dec-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Dec-29-2025

    Amsterdam

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS)


  • Understanding the purpose and scope of AE/SCNS/NCEMA 7000:2021
  • Exploring the main elements of the standard: Specifications, guidelines, and toolkit
  • Describing the structure of the management system:


  • BCMS establishment
  • BCMS operations 
  • BCMS evaluation 
  • BCMS continual improvement 


  • Discussing the applicability of the standard to all UAE entities and the federal and local implementation 
  • Defining key terms and concepts in the AE/SCNS/NCEMA 7000:2021 standard

Understanding Governance Framework and Organization Context 


  • Defining various responsibilities and roles in the implementation of the management system 
  • Understanding the process of management system planning and approval 
  • Describing the process of determining an organization’s context: 


  • Identification of issues 
  • Identification of interested parties
  • Determination of risk level and type 



  • Definition and purpose of business continuity policy 
  • Understanding the methodology of defining the scope of the management system 
  • Strategies for setting and communicating business continuity objectives

Management System Support and Documented Information 


  • Understanding the importance of providing people with competence and ensuring their awareness 
  • Listing different kinds of resources needed to operate the management system 
  • Strategies for selecting and controlling external providers 
  • Methods to control management system changes 
  • Guidelines for the creation and control of documented information 
  • Exploring the required documented information 

BCMS Operations 

  • Guidelines to plan and implement processes needed for BCMS operations and the resources to support them 
  • Understanding the process of business impact analysis (BIA)
  • Describing the process of risk assessment (RA) 
  • Steps involved in developing business continuity strategies: 


  • Strategy identification 
  • Evaluation and selection of strategies and resource requirements
  • Implementation of selected strategies 


  • Identifying the key elements of a planned response:


  • Response teams
  • Response structure 
  • Response requirements 



  • Understanding the principles of designing and performing exercises and tests

Review, Evaluation and Continual Improvement 


  • Methods for monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of the management system 
  • Determining the importance of compliance and conduction of internal audits
  • Understanding the timing and purpose of management review 
  • Understanding the importance and purpose of continual improvement 
  • Methods for identifying and controlling nonconformities