One Day Intensive Workshop for Single Business or Organization

This workshop is designed to quickly move a business or organization forward in the continuity planning process.   Prior to scheduling the Intensive Workshop, the business leaders in the Continuity Planning process will hold an online, or in person, interview with Dr. Grant to ensure that this is the best approach to take.

While following the same basic format, each Intensive Workshop is also customized to the individual customers.  This requires the participants to complete the first few steps in the planning process and to share the results with the workshop facilitator in advance.  The business must also bring required information with them to use to make decisions and complete the different parts of the continuity plan.

The Intensive Workshop is designed primarily for businesses taking three different approaches to completing their Continuity Plan. 

• First, those businesses and organizations that want to move forward quickly and are willing to gather all necessary information in advance of the workshop.  In addition, they need to complete the two sections of the Workbook: Selecting Cargo: Essential Functions You Have to Maintain to Stay in Business and Identifying Lifeboat Crews: Key Positions and Successors.  The workshop will facilitate making decisions, determining what needs to be in place in order to succeed.  At the end of the workshop the organization will leave with a plan and a step by step plan of action to finish any remaining items.  The workshop facilitator will follow-up with the lead planner of the business one or two months later, depending on the plan of action, to ensure plan completion and address any questions or challenges.
• The second group that benefits from the intensive workshop are those that start the continuity planning process and, for whatever reason, stop making progress.  These businesses will submit what they have accomplished to the facilitator at least four weeks prior to the workshop.  The facilitator will then tell the organization what information to bring to the workshop.  The workshop will be customized to the needs of the participant organization.  At the end of the day, the business will leave with a Continuity Plan and, if necessary, a step by step plan of action with specific decisions identified and a timeline to be met for each step.  The workshop facilitator will follow-up with the lead planner of the business one or two months later, depending on the plan of action, to ensure plan completion and address any questions or challenges.
• The third group are small businesses that want to get the plan done quickly and can gather all necessary information to bring with them.  All members of the continuity planning committee must attend and bring information and a willingness to share and make decisions.  These intensive workshops tend to focus on information analysis and decision-making.  It may be necessary to have a follow-up workshop one or two months later, depending on the information needed, alternatives to investigate or complexity of decisions.  At the end of the Intensive Workshop, the facilitator and planning committee will decide whether a follow-up workshop is necessary or if a detailed plan of action with follow up conference call is adequate.   

Build Your Lifeboat: The Continuity Planning Workbook is included in the cost of the Intensive Workshop and assignments are made from it prior to meeting.

If you want to stay in business and continue to serve, invest in Continuity Planning today.  Capture the lessons you have learned and prepare for a stronger response to the next crisis and more quickly recover from our current pandemic crisis.  Make preparedness part of who you are and what you do.  Stay in business, keep operating during any disaster that comes and emerge stronger, better able to deal with changing demands from your customers and clients.

BE  PREPARED  BEFORE  THE  NEXT  CRISIS