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Business Continuity
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Establishing Effective Virtual Teams | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Establishing Effective Virtual TeamsOverview/Description: “Building and managing teams is enough of a challenge when everyone is in the same location. Collaboration when working on a team thats virtual requires even more commitment. Course Number: bs_ald06_a01_enus |
Facing Virtual Team Challenges | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Facing Virtual Team ChallengesOverview/Description: “A virtual team can face the same difficulties as other teams but remote teamwork also has unique challenges. Course Number: bs_ald06_a02_enus |
Assessing Organizational Risks | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Assessing Organizational RisksOverview/Description: Risk is a fact of life in business and youve got to be able to assess your organizations risks to come up with strategies to avoid or reduce the negative effects of the threats you face. In this course youll familiarize yourself with key risk assessment concepts such as threats opportunities probabilities and impacts û a necessity before assessing any risks your business may face. You will also learn about the tools and techniques of risk and opportunity assessment recognizing that risks can either be threats to mitigate or opportunities to exploit for organizational gain. Course Number: bs_ast06_a04_enus |
Becoming a Successful Collaborator | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Becoming a Successful CollaboratorOverview/Description: When organizations are recruiting one of the top skills they look for in a candidate is their ability to collaborate. TodayÆs hiring managers know that collaboration leads to improved problem-solving increased productivity and promotes interconnected team members who share expertise and learn from one another. Defining collaboration is tricky because it means different things across industries departments and roles. In this course youll learn about the meaning of collaboration the concept of teaming in collaboration and best practices for being a good team member and for being a successful collaborator. Youll examine conflict management styles to determine which one is yours and the impact on your team. Course Number: bs_apd31_a01_enus |
Business Continuity Management Programs | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Business Continuity Management ProgramsOverview/Description: “Whether it is a natural disaster that sweeps through a city a virus that sweeps across the nation or a computer virus that destroys vital electronic information businesses need to be able to recover their services and operations as soon as possible if such a disaster does occur. A Business Continuity Program involves planning the recovery of operations when confronted with adverse events such as natural disasters technological failures human error and terrorism. This course provides a basic understanding of the criteria for a comprehensive program that addresses business continuity in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 1600 entitled Standard on Continuity Emergency and Crisis Management. Course Number: bs_ppd01_a17_enus |
Business Continuity Programs | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Business Continuity ProgramsOverview/Description: Whether it is a natural disaster that sweeps through your city a computer virus that destroys vital electronic information or a pandemic that limits employee mobility businesses need to be able to recover their services and operations as soon as possible if such a disaster does occur. A Business Continuity Program involves planning the recovery of operations through business continuity planning (BCP) when confronted with adverse events such as pandemic natural disasters technological failures human error and terrorism. Course Number: bs_cont20_01_enus |
COVID-19: A Novel Coronavirus | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus COVID-19: A Novel CoronavirusOverview/Description: Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that commonly occur in humans and animals. Most coronaviruses cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses similar to the common cold and flu and sometimes lower-respiratory tract illnesses such as pneumonia or bronchitis. Most people will experience a type of common human coronavirus in their lifetime. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus caused by the human bodys reaction to the strain of the virus known as SARS-CoV-2. In these topics youll learn what COVID-19 is who is at the highest risk of contracting it how its transmitted signs and symptoms and precautions you should take to prevent and treat it. Course Number: bc_COV19_01_enus |
Emergency and Crisis Management | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Emergency and Crisis ManagementOverview/Description: “Over the past two decades emergency management and business continuity planning have been recognized as necessary to continued operational resiliency and success in both the public and private sectors. Key to this was the development and widespread use of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (NFPA 1600) now recognized as the Standard on Continuity Emergency and Crisis Management. The NFPA 1600 standard is a description of the basic criteria for a comprehensive program that addresses disaster recovery emergency management and business continuity. NFPA 1600 is considered by many to be an excellent benchmark for continuity and emergency planners in both the public and private sectors. The standard addresses methodologies for defining and identifying risks and vulnerabilities and provides planning implementation execution assessment and maintenance guidelines. These guidelines address stabilizing the restoration of the physical infrastructure protecting the health and safety of personnel and crisis communications procedures. This course will provide you with an understanding of the basic criteria for developing a comprehensive program that addresses disaster recovery and emergency management as well as continuous improvement of programs and plans in accordance with the NFPA 1600 standard. Course Number: bs_ppd01_a18_enus |
Getting Started with Skype for Business | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Getting Started with Skype for BusinessOverview/Description: With Skype for Business you can collaborate and hold meetings or large teleconferences. Explore the application and its interface and discover how to add remove and organize contacts and manage áalerts and privacy settings. Course Number: ds_msskb16_01_enus |
Managing in a Crisis | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Managing in a CrisisOverview/Description: “Effective business leadership is never more needed than during the difficult times of a company crisis. The way you handle tough conversations or deliver a difficult message can make or break the situation. Its essential to have crisis management strategies to improve outcomes. Course Number: bs_ald09_a01_enus |
Managing Organizational Risks | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Managing Organizational RisksOverview/Description: Once youÆve identified and assessed a potential risk to your organization the next step is to manage it appropriately. Some risks may have a higher probability of becoming a reality while others may have a more negative or more positive impact. Your ability to detect risks will vary as well. YouÆll need to be prepared to manage each of these risk effects accordingly. In this course youÆll learn about risk response strategies and methods you can use to minimize organizational threats and leverage opportunities. You will also learn how you can create contingency response plans. Course Number: bs_ast06_a05_enus |
Strength under Pressure: Building Perseverance and Resilience | Course | View details Course Syllabus | Print Syllabus Strength under Pressure: Building Perseverance and ResilienceOverview/Description: “The world today is dynamic exciting and challenging. Success depends on much more than ability technology and skills. Perseverance backed by resilience can be the game changer in overcoming setbacks and accomplishing tasks successfully. An adaptive mindset helps to focus through distractions and stress while resilience provides the strength to bounce back. In this course you will learn to develop personal resiliency adaptability and perseverance. You will explore the habits and resources needed to sustain perseverance. You will learn the strategies that can make perseverance a habit and ways to build resilience. You will also explore how to use your resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks and challenges. “ Course Number: bs_ape08_a01_enus |